Isaac Babel: My First Goose is a story by Isaac Babel about his experiences as a war correspondent during the Russian-Soviet-Polish War.

The article tells the story of the author's father, Boris Shcharansky, who was a journalist and screenwriter in the Soviet Union.

Yiddish children's literature evolved from being nonexistent to having its own dedicated stories in newspapers in the late 19th century, coinciding with the rise of Yiddish literature for adults.

The discussion in this excerpt primarily revolves around the history of Yiddish spelling reforms and the influence of the Soviet Union on these changes.