Pakn Treger: 3 books

This anthology of newly translated Yiddish works of poetry, fiction, and memoir by women writers takes the reader from the Soviet Union, where families struggle to survive and to live their lives as Jews; to the Warsaw Ghetto, where heroic librarians distribute books to Jewish children; to Los Angeles,...

The Yiddish Book Center's fourth annual anthology of Yiddish works newly translated into English takes readers on a global journey, from Israel to the Soviet Union, New York to Vilna, and even to the world of the fairytale, exploring a wide range of Yiddish styles and Jewish experiences along the way.

The issue is filled stories, memoir, and fantastic renditions of Yiddish poetry, ranging from the high modernist poetry of Sutzkever (two poems, one translated by Maia Evrona and one by Jamie Nadel), Moyshe Kulbak, Dvoyre Fogel, and Rokhl Korn; to the playful: a modern spin on one of Itzik Manger's...