Tag: Yiddish Poetry

In February 2024, a study was conducted with 90 Jewish poets and translators, focusing on the definition of Jewish poetry in contemporary America and the reception of Jewish poets in the literary world post-Oct.
Composer Alex Weiser draws inspiration from his Jewish grandmother's memories of 1930s Coney Island to create his new Yiddish and English album, "in a dark blue night."
The article discusses the Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program at Tel Aviv University, where the author taught a course on Yiddish modernism.
During Sleepless Nights and Other Stories is a collection of fiction written by Anna Margolin, a visionary Jewish writer who used multiple pen names and lived an unconventional life for a woman of her time.
This article discusses ways to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Rivke Basman Ben-Hayim, the last living Yiddish poet of her generation, passed away in March 2023 at the age of 98.
The article discusses the response of the Yiddish literary elite to Isaac Bashevis Singer's Nobel Prize win in 1978 and explores the lesser-known Yiddish writers, Chaim Grade and Abraham Sutzkever, who were revered by many Yiddish readers.
The article discusses the author's experience arranging a speaking tour for Yiddish poet Abraham Sutzkever in Canada in 1959.
The discussion delves into the recent developments in the world of Yiddish literature, focusing on Arun Viswanath's translation of Harry Potter into Yiddish and Troim Katz Handler's new collection of erotic poetry, "Simkhe II."
The text discusses the beauty and significance of Yiddish poetry, focusing on recent musical projects that bring Yiddish poems to life.
The text discusses various articles and responses published in the Spring 2019 edition of "Letters."
Y.Y. Shvarts, a Yiddish poet, wrote the epic Yiddish poem "Kentoki" in the early 20th century, focusing on three generations of Jewish life in Kentucky, challenging the usual narrative of American Jewish literature centered in urban areas.
American Yiddish poet Celia Dropkin's work, including the poem "Di tsirkus dame" and "In heysn vint," reflects a personal yet provocative exploration of themes such as eroticism and female identity within Yiddish poetry circles of the 1920s.
Yitskhok Berliner, a Modernist Yiddish poet born in Poland in 1899 and eventually moving to Mexico, is known for his evocative poems about the marginalized in Mexico City, reflecting his Jewish background in a new linguistic environment.
Jacob Glatstein, the renowned Yiddish poet, wrote autobiographical novels titled Ven Yash iz geforn and Ven yash iz gekumen in response to his trip to Poland in 1934.
Yehiel Feiner, known as Ka-Tzetnik 135633, a survivor of Auschwitz, considered his writings as a chronicle of the horrors he experienced rather than literary works.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw a shift in Jewish literary circles, particularly in Yiddish poetry, as it gained popularity and began to be featured in newspapers alongside political, criminal, and sporting news.