We read I.B. Singer’s short story about a Jewish girl who dressed as a boy, because she wanted to study. This is part one of a two hour discussion. download the audio Show Notes: Proof that Singer hated the movie.

Yiddish Book Club

“Yentl The Yeshiva Boy” part one

Three Yiddish translators and one podcast producer read works of Yiddish literature and then share impressions and insights. The idea is for you to read these stories too and then to participate in the discussion. We are reading Yiddish literature that is available in English translation, and since some of these English versions are terrible, the Yiddish experts are here to tell the rest of us what we are missing out on.

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Yiddish Book Club