Jessica Kirzane

Jessica Kirzane discusses her recent recent
translations from Yiddish into English. She is perhaps best
known for her translations of the late Yiddish writer Miriam
Karpilove: Diary of a Lonely Girl, or the Battle Against Free
Love (Syracuse University Press, 2020) and Judith: A Tale of
Love and Woe (Farlag Press, 2022). Kirzane is a professor at
the University of Chicago, teaching Yiddish language and
literature. And she is the Editor-in-Chief of In geveb: A
Journal of Yiddish Studies. For further information see her
website: jessicakirzane.com The interview took place over Zoom
on October 6, 2022, and was led by Sholem
Beinfeld, regular contributor to The Yiddish Voice,
co-Editor in Chief of the Comprehensive Yiddish-English
Dictionary, and Professor of History, Emeritus, Washington
University in St. Louis.

Music:

Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an
instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing
Waltz

Outro instrumental music: Itzhak Perlman, Dov Seltzer,
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra: Afn Veg Shteyt A Boym





Air Date: October 26, 2022