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Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Saul Noam Zaritt speaks about Jewish American literature, its place in world literature, and what this tells us about how we understand modern Jewish history and culture at large. It’s the focus of his recent book, Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody, where he explores a number of Jewish writers who were working in Yiddish or in translation, including Isaac Bashevis Singer, Sholem Asch, Jacob Glatstein, Saul Bellow, and others, and what their work tells us about the transformation of modern Jewish culture. In addition, we’ll talk about what this all means when we think about modern Jewish studies and how we understand it in its broader cultural context. Purchase Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody Saul Noam Zaritt is an Associate Professor of Yiddish Literature at Harvard University. He studies the politics of translation in modern Jewish culture and he is a founding editor of In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies. His book, Jewish American Writing and World Literature: Maybe to Millions, Maybe to Nobody, which is the center of our conversation today, was published in 2020. He is currently at work on a second book, entitled “A Taytsh Manifesto: Yiddish, Translation, and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture.”

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80: Jewish American Writing and World Literature with Saul Noam Zaritt

Jessica Kirzane

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Jessica Kirzane and Saul Zaritt join the podcast to talk about their work on In Geveb, an online journal of Yiddish studies. Jessica Kirzane is the Lecturer in Yiddish at the University of Chicago, and she’s the editor-in-chief of In Geveb. She recently published a translation of Miriam Karpilove’s Diary of a Lonely Girl, or The Battle against Free Love (Syracuse University Press, 2020). Saul Noam Zaritt is an assistant professor of Yiddish Literature in Harvard’s Department of Comparative Literature. He was also one of the founding editors of In Geveb. In Geveb is a really exciting journal that publishes important peer reviewed research in Yiddish studies, translations, and also on topics relating to pedagogy. We hope you enjoy our conversation about In Geveb, what it represents as part of the field of Yiddish studies, and how we can think about open-access and what that means for the question of making Jewish studies and Yiddish studies accessible to a wide audience.  Articles and topics discussed in the episode include: Teaching Guide for Isaac Meir Dik’s “Slavery or Serfdom” (trans. Eli Rosenblatt), an introduction to the Yiddish translation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin“New Yiddish Productions on Broadway”The Milgroym ProjectErin Faigin, “Where Text Meets Sweat: Reading Yiddish Utopia in the Utah Landscape”“Supporting In geveb from Coast to Coast” Chaim Grade, “Jewish Towns of Poland” (trans. Julian Levinson)Sholem Aleichem, “Bialik’s Shoes” (trans. Daniel Kennedy)Fradl Shtok, “A Dance” (trans. Sonia Gollance)

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/JewishHistoryMatters/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our community on Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.jewishhistory.fm/join-our-mailing-list/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join our mailing list</a> Jessica Kirzane and Saul Zaritt join the podcast to talk about their work on <a href="https://ingeveb.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Geveb</a>, an online journal of Yiddish studies. Jessica Kirzane is the Lecturer in Yiddish at the University of Chicago, and she’s the editor-in-chief of In Geveb. She recently published a translation of Miriam Karpilove’s <a href="https://press.syr.edu/supressbooks/2512/diary-of-a-lonely-girl-or-the-battle-against-free-love/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diary of a Lonely Girl, or The Battle against Free Love</a> (Syracuse University Press, 2020). Saul Noam Zaritt is an assistant professor of Yiddish Literature in Harvard’s Department of Comparative Literature. He was also one of the founding editors of In Geveb. In Geveb is a really exciting journal that publishes important peer reviewed research in Yiddish studies, translations, and also on topics relating to pedagogy. We hope you enjoy our conversation about In Geveb, what it represents as part of the field of Yiddish studies, and how we can think about open-access and what that means for the question of making Jewish studies and Yiddish studies accessible to a wide audience. Articles and topics discussed in the episode include: <ul><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/pedagogy/teaching-guide-for-diks-slavery-or-serfdom-trans-rosenblatt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Teaching Guide for Isaac Meir Dik’s “Slavery or Serfdom” (trans. Eli Rosenblatt), an introduction to the Yiddish translation of Uncle Tom’s Cabin</a></li><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/blog/new-yiddish-productions-on-broadway" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“New Yiddish Productions on Broadway”</a></li><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/issues/the-milgroym-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Milgroym Project</a></li><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/blog/where-text-meets-sweat-reading-yiddish-utopia-in-the-utah-landscape" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Erin Faigin, “Where Text Meets Sweat: Reading Yiddish Utopia in the Utah Landscape”</a></li><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/blog/supporting-in-geveb-from-coast-to-coast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Supporting In geveb from Coast to Coast”</a> </li><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/texts-and-translations/jewish-towns-of-poland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chaim Grade, “Jewish Towns of Poland” (trans. Julian Levinson)</a></li><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/texts-and-translations/bialiks-shoes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sholem Aleichem, “Bialik’s Shoes” (trans. Daniel Kennedy)</a></li><li><a href="https://ingeveb.org/texts-and-translations/a-dance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fradl Shtok, “A Dance” (trans. Sonia Gollance)</a></li></ul>

39: In Geveb and Yiddish Studies Online with Jessica Kirzane and Saul Noam Zaritt

 Saul Noam Zaritt is an assistant professor of Yiddish literature at Harvard University. He received his doctorate in Jewish literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and he is the founding editor of In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies (ingeveb.org).  We reached him by phone at his office in Cambridge, MA. The interview was conducted by Sholem Beinfeld, a regular contributor to the Yiddish Voice, co-Editor in Chief of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary and Professor of History, Emeritus, Washington University, St. Louis.   Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz   Hanukkah greetings were presented by our lovely friends Motl Murstein, Sholem Beinfeld, and Dovid Braun.   Hanukkah Music: Bruchas (Hanukkah blessing #1) by Ben Gailing, from Oy Chanukah (by The Klezmer Conservatory Band) Blessing of the Candles (Brochot) (Hanukkah blessing #2) by Moishe Oysher, from "The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party" Shehechiyonu by David Kusevitsky, from "50 min with David Kusevitsky" Mo-oz Tsur by Eli Lipsker's Children's Choir and Orchestra, solo by Avremel Friedman, from "Sing Original Chassidic Melodies" Haneiros Hallolu (We Kindle These Candles) by Seymour Silbermintz &amp; The Boys, from "Sing With Seymour" Borukh Ate Zingt der Tate by Judith Clurman (conductor) with Essential Voices USA, from "Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit" Ikh Bin a Kleyner Dreydl by Lori Cahan-Simon, words and music by Mikhl Gelbart, from "Chanukah is Freylekh! A Yiddish Chanukah Celebration. Songs My Bubbe Should Have Taught Me: Volume Two" Kh'bin a Dreydl by Pripetshik Singers with Binyumin Schaechter as music director, words and music by Beyle Schaechter Gottesman, from "Fli, Mayn Flishlang" Chanuke O Chanuke by Martha Schlamme, words and music by Mordkhe Rivesman, from "Sings Jewish Folk Songs" Akht Likhtlekh by Pripetshik Singers, with with Binyumin Schaechter as music director, words and music by Beyle Schaechter Gottesman, from "Fli, Mayn Flishlang" "O, Ir Kleine Lichtelech" by Sidor Belarsky with Vladimir Heifetz as music director, words by Morris Rosenfeld, from "Chanukah Festival of Songs"  Air Date: December 13, 2017

<ul><li> Saul Noam Zaritt is an assistant professor of Yiddish literature at Harvard University. He received his doctorate in Jewish literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and he is the founding editor of In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies (<a href="http://ingeveb.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ingeveb.org</a>). We reached him by phone at his office in Cambridge, MA. The interview was conducted by Sholem Beinfeld, a regular contributor to the Yiddish Voice, co-Editor in Chief of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary and Professor of History, Emeritus, Washington University, St. Louis. </li> <li> Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing Waltz </li> <li> Hanukkah greetings were presented by our lovely friends Motl Murstein, Sholem Beinfeld, and Dovid Braun. </li> <li> Hanukkah Music: <ul><li>Bruchas (Hanukkah blessing #1) by Ben Gailing, from Oy Chanukah (by The Klezmer Conservatory Band)</li> <li>Blessing of the Candles (Brochot) (Hanukkah blessing #2) by Moishe Oysher, from "The Moishe Oysher Chanukah Party"</li> <li>Shehechiyonu by David Kusevitsky, from "50 min with David Kusevitsky"</li> <li>Mo-oz Tsur by Eli Lipsker's Children's Choir and Orchestra, solo by Avremel Friedman, from "Sing Original Chassidic Melodies"</li> <li>Haneiros Hallolu (We Kindle These Candles) by Seymour Silbermintz &amp; The Boys, from "Sing With Seymour"</li> <li>Borukh Ate Zingt der Tate by Judith Clurman (conductor) with Essential Voices USA, from "Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit"</li> <li>Ikh Bin a Kleyner Dreydl by Lori Cahan-Simon, words and music by Mikhl Gelbart, from "Chanukah is Freylekh! A Yiddish Chanukah Celebration. Songs My Bubbe Should Have Taught Me: Volume Two"</li> <li>Kh'bin a Dreydl by Pripetshik Singers with Binyumin Schaechter as music director, words and music by Beyle Schaechter Gottesman, from "Fli, Mayn Flishlang"</li> <li>Chanuke O Chanuke by Martha Schlamme, words and music by Mordkhe Rivesman, from "Sings Jewish Folk Songs"</li> <li>Akht Likhtlekh by Pripetshik Singers, with with Binyumin Schaechter as music director, words and music by Beyle Schaechter Gottesman, from "Fli, Mayn Flishlang"</li> <li>"O, Ir Kleine Lichtelech" by Sidor Belarsky with Vladimir Heifetz as music director, words by Morris Rosenfeld, from "Chanukah Festival of Songs"</li> </ul></li> </ul>Air Date: December 13, 2017