by Vivi Lachs London Yiddishtown: East End Jewish Life in Yiddish Sketch and Story, 1930-1950Katie Brown, A. M. Kaizer, and I. A. LiskyTranslated with introductions and commentary by Vivi LachsDetroit: Wayne State University Press, 2021ISBN: 978-0-8143-4848-2Purchase this book London Yiddishtown is a collection of urban sketches that first appeared in the London Yiddish press. It … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: London Yiddishtown
#Yiddishlitmonth: “A Provincial Newspaper” and Other Stories
by Jessica Kirzane A Provincial Newspaper and Other StoriesWritten by Miriam KarpiloveTranslated from the Yiddish by Jessica KirzaneSyracuse University PressISBN: 978-0815611585 Purchase this book or borrow it from a library: Miriam Karpilove’s satirical novella “A Provincial Newspaper,” published in Yiddish in 1926, centers on an overworked writer of popular serialized fiction and journalist for a … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: “A Provincial Newspaper” and Other Stories
#Yiddishlitmonth: “The Rivals” and Other Stories
by Rachel Mines “The Rivals” and Other StoriesWritten by Jonah RosenfeldTranslated from the Yiddish by Rachel MinesPublished by Syracuse University Press, 2020ISBN 978-0-8156-1120-2 Purchase this book: https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/3032/rivals-and-other-stories-the/ “The Rivals” and Other Stories comprises nineteen stories by Yiddish writer Jonah Rosenfeld selected from collections originally published in 1924, 1929, and 1955. Rosenfeld was a prolific and … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: “The Rivals” and Other Stories
Sholem Aleichem! Welcome to #YiddishLitMonth
My name is Mindl Cohen, I am the academic director of the Yiddish Book Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to Yiddish literature and culture, and I am thrilled to be guest curating the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative blog for the month of October. Throughout the month I will be sharing posts about newly published … Continue reading Sholem Aleichem! Welcome to #YiddishLitMonth
#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Emil and Karl
Written in 1940 on the eve of World War II, Emil and Karl is a gripping read. Set in 1938 Vienna, it tells the story of best friends Emil and Karl, both of whom have lost fathers. They quickly lose their mothers as well. Emil is Jewish; Karl is not. One is treated cruelly due … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Emil and Karl
#TranslatedLit The Dark Undergrowth of Lithuanian Literary Fiction by Stephan Collishaw
Though Lithuania has yet to export a Jo Nesbo styled writer of thrillers, or a Baltic Henning Mankell, an increasing number of its most respected authors are now finding their way into the hands of English readers. Over the last few years, Noir Press has published six writers (seven novels): three women and three men. … Continue reading #TranslatedLit The Dark Undergrowth of Lithuanian Literary Fiction by Stephan Collishaw
#WorldKidLitWednesday: The Sages of Chelm and the Moon
There was once a town filled with people so wise that a body of Jewish folklore developed around their wisdom. Except, of course, they weren’t wise at all. Indeed, they were absolutely, thigh-slappingly, heart-stoppingly foolish—which is where much of the fun lies in the Chelm stories.* In The Sages of Chelm and the Moon**, Shlomo … Continue reading #WorldKidLitWednesday: The Sages of Chelm and the Moon
What We’re Missing: Gems of World Kid Lit
During the past 6 months, I have edited a series of articles on “What We’re Missing: Gems of World Kid Lit.” Taking a page from the UK’s Times Literary Supplement, which styles itself as “the only major English-language publication to review books published in other languages,” I thought we could introduce the concept on this … Continue reading What We’re Missing: Gems of World Kid Lit
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