Series

Studies In Yiddish

Legenda book series

Studies in Yiddish is the only scholarly series in English that is dedicated to Yiddish, a transnational language whose interesting, if sometimes tragic, history spans more than a thousand years. Its high and low literary and non-literary texts and practices have been of central importance not only to Jewish existence and history but also to the wider cultural and creative life in Central and Eastern Europe, Israel and the New World. The series regularly publishes the proceedings of the International Mendel Friedman Conference, which is convened every two years at the University of Oxford. In addition, the series includes monographs and edited volumes on all aspects of Yiddish language and culture, and proposals for new publications are welcomed.

▼General Information

Proposals. For details of how to propose Legenda books, see this link.

Review copies. Journals wishing to review books in this series should please contact legenda@mhra.org.uk to request copies.

Subvention. Authors in this series are not required to raise any subsidy or subvention, but are responsible in the usual way if any rights fees arise from illustrations or other copyright material included.

History. Studies in Yiddish was an early Legenda series, opening in 1999, in part through the determination of Malcolm Bowie, Legenda's founder, to present the literature of Yiddish and other non-state-sponsored languages as major contributions to European cultural history. Gennady Estraikh and Misha Krutikov, who collaborated on the very first title, remain active editors today.

▶Editorial Boards

Editorial Committee

Professor Gennady Estraikh (New York University)
Dr Kerstin Hoge (St Hilda's College, Oxford)
Professor Mikhail Krutikov (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)

Latest news items from our blog:

‘Never an Island’ (about SIY 19, 25 January 2024)
‘The Journey of David Fram’ (about SIY 18, 27 June 2021)

20	Building Modern Jewish Culture: The Yiddish Kultur-Lige Edited by Harriet L. Murav, Gennady Estraikh and Myroslav Shkandrij Studies In Yiddish 20•31 August 2023
19	Women on the Yiddish Stage Edited by Alyssa Quint and Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel Studies In Yiddish 19•31 August 2023
18	Holocaust and Home: The Poetry of David Fram from Lithuania to South Africa Hazel Frankel Studies In Yiddish 18•10 September 2021
17	The Newspaper for the Jewish Intelligentsia: Der Tog 1914-1971 Edited by Gennady Estraikh, Ellen Kellman and Agnieszka Legutko Studies In Yiddish 17
16	Women, Men and Books: Issues of Gender in Yiddish Discourse Edited by Gennady Estraikh and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 16•30 December 2019
15	Three Cities of Yiddish: St Petersburg, Warsaw and Moscow Edited by Gennady Estraikh and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 15•3 April 2017
14	Children and Yiddish Literature: From Early Modernity to Post-Modernity Edited by Gennady Estraikh, Kerstin Hoge and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 14•1 September 2016
13	Worlds of Old Yiddish Literature Edited by Simon Neuberg and Diana Matut Studies In Yiddish 13•1 November 2023
12	Uncovering the Hidden: The Works and Life of Der Nister Edited by Gennady Estraikh, Kerstin Hoge and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 12•23 April 2014
11	Joseph Opatoshu: A Yiddish Writer between Europe and America Edited by Sabine Koller, Gennady Estraikh and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 11•25 September 2013
10	Translating Sholem Aleichem: History, Politics and Art Edited by Gennady Estraikh, Jordan Finkin, Kerstin Hoge and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 10•1 June 2012
9	A Captive of the Dawn: The Life and Work of Peretz Markish (1895-1952) Edited by Joseph Sherman, Gennady Estraikh, Jordan Finkin and David Shneer Studies In Yiddish 9•25 March 2011
8	Yiddish in Weimar Berlin: At the Crossroads of Diaspora Politics and Culture Edited by Gennady Estraikh and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 8•12 April 2010
7	Yiddish in the Cold War Gennady Estraikh Studies In Yiddish 7•3 October 2008
6	David Bergelson: From Modernism to Socialist Realism Edited by Joseph Sherman and Gennady Estraikh Studies In Yiddish 6•24 August 2007
5	The Yiddish Presence in European Literature: Inspiration and Interaction Edited by Joseph Sherman and Ritchie Robertson Studies In Yiddish 5•13 September 2005
4	The Jewish Pope: Myth, Diaspora and Yiddish Literature Joseph Sherman Studies In Yiddish 4•1 July 2003
3	Yiddish and the Left: Papers of the Third Mendel Friedman International Conference on Yiddish Edited by Gennady Estraikh and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 3•1 July 2001
2	The Shtetl: Image and Reality Edited by Gennady Estraikh and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 2•1 July 2000
1	Yiddish in the Contemporary World: Papers of the First Mendel Friedman International Conference on Yiddish Edited by Gennady Estraikh and Mikhail Krutikov Studies In Yiddish 1•1 July 1999