Yiddish Book Club

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult (18+)
  • Registration is required for this event.
  • Registration will close on March 29, 2026 @ 11:30am.

Event Details

The Renner Frankford Public Library is pleased to share that we have been accepted into the Yiddish Book Center’s 2025–26 Public Libraries Program: Between Two Worlds: Exploring Jewish Culture and Religion through Yiddish Literature. Between Two Worlds focuses on engaging people with Yiddish literature and Jewish life, religion, and culture, and fostering vibrant cross-cultural dialogue and discussion in their communities. As part of this program, we will be hosting 4 book club events.

The first edition of the Yiddish Book Club will discuss Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor’s Son. Read about the inspiration behind Tevye, the lead character in Fiddler on the Roof, and observe the struggles and triumphs of turn of the century Jewish immigrants with Motl. 

The titles in this book club series are:

  • Tevye the Dairyman by Sholem Aleichem (translated by Aliza Shevrin) - March 29

  • The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga by Moyshe Kulbak (translated by Hillel Halkin) - May 31

  • A Jewish Refugee in New York by Kadya Molodowsky (translated by Anita Norich) - July 26

  • The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri - September 27

Registration is not required for this event, but it will be used to gauge interest in the program.

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