Between Two Worlds Yiddish Book Club

If you are a cardholder at any BCCLS library, you may request the books online or at the library. If you are not a member of BCCLS, please visit our Reference Desk to obtain a copy of the texts.

All participants should stop by the Reference Desk to pick up supplemental reading material.

About the program: West Caldwell Public Library has been selected as one of 40 libraries nationwide to participate in the Yiddish Book Center’s Public Libraries Program on the theme “Between Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion through Yiddish Literature.”
Through this selective program, the Yiddish Book Center provides grants, resources and training to public libraries across the country to host reading groups and related programming to explore how Yiddish literature can provide a springboard for powerful conversations about religion, assimilation, identity and immigration.

The Yiddish titles in the book discussion group include:
▪ Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem (translated by Aliza Shevrin)
▪ The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga by Moyshe Kulbak (translated by Hillel Halkin)
▪ A Jewish Refugee in New York by Kadya Molodowsky (translated by Anita Norich)
The group will also read The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America edited by Nikesh Shukla & Chimene Suleyman