Khanike is coming! December 25th is sooner than you think!

Yiddish books make great presents for young and old! 

וווּנדערלעכע‮ חנוכּה־מתּנות פֿאַר יונג און אַלט! 

All available at the League for Yiddish online store*:

https://leagueforyiddish.org/yidishkrom.html

Gevald! (Uh-oh! by Jenny Kjærbo) - translated into Yiddish by Arun Viswanath.*

געוואַלד! (פֿון יעני קיערבאָ) – פֿאַרטײַטשט אויף ייִדיש דורך אַרעלע ווישוואַנאַט

Read the story of a wayward young puffin who has a series of misadventures when he is left in charge of his baby brother’s egg. A charming metaphor for a child learning to accept a younger sibling, this edition will delight readers young and old. Jenny Kjærbo (Author/Illustrator) – Raised on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, Kjærbo is a graphic designer based in Copenhagen. Her children’s books have appeared in Faroese, Danish, Hungarian, and Spanish. (Members $16, non-members $18.99)

Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary (2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded), edited by Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath and Paul Glasser

אַרומנעמיק ענגליש־ייִדיש ווערטערבוך, באַאַרבעטע און פֿאַרגרעסערטע צווייטע אויפֿלאַגע. שעף־רעדאַקטאָרן: גיטל שעכטער־ווישוואַנאַט און הערשל גלעזער

Want to know how to say a word in Yiddish? We have just the dictionary for you….with over 85,000 entries! (Members $30, non-members $35)

Dos kluge shnayderl / The Clever Little Tailor, by Solomon Simon - with English translation by David Forman

דאָס ק‫לוגע שנײַדערל פֿון שלמה סײַמאָן (ענגליש: דוד פֿאָרמאַן)

The adventures of a brave tailor who solves mysteries and overcomes great obstacles thanks to his keen wit. This charming novel, deeply rooted in Eastern-European Jewish folkways and humor, is now accessible to the wider public for the first time in this bilingual edition, with stunning illustrations by Yehuda Blum. (Members $25, non-members $28.99)

Mayne Ershte Toyznt Verter af Yidish [My First Thousand Words of Yiddish], by Heather Amery, with beautiful illustrations by Stephen Cartwright – translated into Yiddish by Shloyme Lerman.

מײַנע ערשטע טויזנט ווערטער אויף ייִדיש (פֿון העדער אַמערי, אילוסטרירט פֿון סטיווען קאַרטרײַט) – פֿאַרטײַטשט אויף ייִדיש דורך שלמה לערמאַן

This charming and practical dictionary includes a thousand different words in scenes of everyday life. Perfect for Yiddish students or children. (Members $17, non-members $20)

Heri Poter un der Filosofisher Shteyn (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone), by J.K. Rowling) - translated into Yiddish by Arun Schaechter Viswanath.*

הערי פּאָטער און דער פֿילאָסאָפֿישער שטיין (פֿון דזשיי. קיי. ראַולינג) – פֿאַרטײַטשט אויף ייִדיש דורך אַרעלע שעכטער ווישוואַנאַט

Meet Harry Potter (in Yiddish!), and read all about his adventures in his first year at the  Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hardback edition with amazing cover art by Jonny Duddle. (Members $25, non-members $28)

Heri Poter un di Kamer fun Soydes (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling), translated into Yiddish by Arun Schaechter Viswanath.*

הערי פּאָטער און די קאַמער פֿון סודות (פֿון דזשיי. קיי. ראַולינג) – פֿאַרטײַטשט אויף ייִדיש דורך אַרעלע שעכטער ווישוואַנאַט

After Harry Potter's adventures in the first volume, Heri Poter un der Filosofisher Shteyn, his escapades continue  in his second year at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hardback edition with amazing cover art by Jonny Duddle. (Members $26, non-members $29)

Tsi Kenstu Pippi Langshtrimp? (Do you know Pippi Longstocking? by Astrid Lindgren), translated from Swedish into Yiddish by Arun Schaechter Viswanath.*

צי קענסטו פּיפּי לאַנגשטרימפּ? (פֿון אַסטריד לינדגרען) – פֿאַרטײַטשט פֿון שוועדיש אויף ייִדיש דורך אַרעלע שעכטער ווישוואַנאַט

When Pippi Longstocking moves in next door to Tommy and Annika they are completely amazed by their new playmate. Pippi is cheeky, courageous and completely unpredictable. She lives alone with a monkey, a horse, and no rules whatsoever! Everything is fun with Pippi around! In this story she performs at the circus, uses her super strength to stop two robbers, and throws an unusual birthday party. The story is published in its original picture book form, with classic illustrations. (Members $16, non-members $19)

Mume Blume di makhsheyfe [Aunt Bluma the Witch], Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman - with English translation by Charne Schaechter.

מומע בלומע די מכשפֿה פֿון ביילע שעכטער־גאָטעסמאַן – מיט ענגלישער איבערזעצונג דורך טשאַרנע שעכטער

A children's story written in verse by reknowned Yiddish poet Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman and illustrated with papercuts by Adam Whiteman. Text in Yiddish with English translation and transliteration. (Members $8, non-members $10)

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