Translation | Jewish Book Council

Essay

What Poets Write About When They Write About Hebrew

Naomi B. Sokoloff

July 9, 2020

Essay

A Central Challenge in Translating the Bible

Robert Alter

May 25, 2020

On a Clear April Morning: A Jewish Journey

From the Journal

The Italianist: An Interview with Ann Goldstein on Translating Primo Levi’s Work

Merrill Leffler

July 29, 2019

The Art of Bible Translation

The Dark Young Man

Jacob Dinezon; Tina Lunson, trans.; Scott Hilton Davis, ed.

In the Land of Happy Tears: Yiddish Tales for Modern Times

David Stromberg, ed.

On the Landing: Stories by Yenta Mash

Yenta Mash; Ellen Cassedy, trans.

Mourning

Eduardo Halfon; Lisa Dillman and Daniel Hahn, trans.

The Diamond Setter: A Novel

Moshe Sakal; Jessica Cohen, trans.

Madonna in a Fur Coat

Sabahattin Ali; Maureen Freely & Alexander Dawe, trans.

Petty Business

Yirmi Pinkus; Evan Fallenberg and Yardenne Greenspan; trans.

Three Floors Up

Eshkol Nevo; Sondra Silverston, trans.

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Book Cover of the Week: Madonna in a Fur Coat

Natalie Aflalo

September 22, 2017

Recommended Reading

Book Cover of the Week: Petty Business

Gabby Teaman

July 26, 2017

All the Rivers: A Novel

Dorit Rabinyan; Jessica Cohen, trans.