Pakn Treger

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Prayer for the Tsar by David G. Roskies
(4,252K PDF)
Long-held secrets of the Matz Press and Publishing House of Vilna are revealed by a favorite son.

What Used to Be or Might Have Been by Steve Vineberg
The critic presents an unorthodox view of Tony Kushner’s latest play.

From The Jewish Reader
Sample the National Yiddish Book Center’s eclectic online guide to modern Jewish literature.

For the entire selection, see The Jewish Reader section of our website.

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Smugglers by Oyzer Warshawski
(997K PDF)
Forthcoming from the New Yiddish Library: Leonard Wolf’s translation of an unforgettable novel about shtetl life during the First World War.

To hear Smugglers read in Yiddish, go to our Audio Resources page.


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• From the Editor
  
• A Bintl Brief
  
• From Our Collection

Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Yiddish Poetry by Binyomin Weiner
Sutzkever’s Siberian Childhood by Catherine Madsen
• Words Like Arrows by Shirley Kumove
  
• Geshikhtes Queen of the Beach by Terry Y. Allen
  
• Baym Tsenter: News from the National Yiddish Book Center
• Calendar of Coming Events at the Book Center