Winchester 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.
This program brings Yiddish literature in translation to libraries nationwide, encouraging connections and sparking cross-cultural dialogue in their communities.
As a recipient of this grant, WPL received the following curated selection of Yiddish literature in translation, all the resources needed to hold book club discussions, and generous funding for related special events. In addition to the three preselected Yiddish books in translation, the Between Two Worlds group will also read The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston. This contemporary title was selected by Sarah Feldman, Information Services Librarian, to encourage further cross-cultural discussions.
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The program will kick off with a virtual tour of the Yiddish Book Center on February 11th, 2026 at 1:00pm! You’ll learn about Yiddish as a global language and culture, and get a front seat view of the exhibits and highlights of the collection. Presented by Jennifer Young, Education Program Manager at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst.
You may watch the virtual tour in person in WPL’s Large Meeting Room or remotely on your own device. Click HERE to register for the Yiddish Book Center Tour!
BOOK DISCUSSIONS DATES
Thursday, March 12th at 10:30 AM: Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem, translated by Aliza Shevrin
Wednesday, June 10th at 7:00 PM: The Zelmanyaners: A Family Saga by Moyshe Kulbak, translated by Hillel Halkin
Tuesday, September 15th at 7:00 PM: A Jewish Refugee in New York by Kadya Molodovsky, translated by Anita Norich
Thursday, November 5th at 10:30 AM: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston
**Registration required for all book discussions and events.**
The program is in partnership with the American Library Association and is made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc.