Reyzl Fenster
- New York, Philadelphia, Poland, Reyzl Fenster, Stories, Sun on the Mountain, Women's History Month, Yiddish Book Center, Yiddish Women Writers, זון אױף בּאַרג, רײזל גלאַס-פֿענסטער
Hidden in the Community (Women’s History Day Twelve)
For someone who wrote many articles and published widely, Reyzl Glas-Fenster is not easy to find in a search, nor is her work readily accessible from the usual Yiddish troves. After her name…
- Blume Lempel, Brooklyn, Chava Rosenfarb, Galicia, Holocaust, Long Island, New York, Paris, Reyzl Fenster, Women's History Month, Yiddish Book Center, Yiddish Women Writers, בלומע לעמפּעל
Exploring Yiddish Secrets (Women’s History Day Eleven)
Today, there are lots of conversations (at least among the Yiddish-indulging) about the secret (or oft-ignored) lives of Yiddish women, particularly their thoughts and desires. Translators, learners, teachers, readers, descendants of Yiddish speakers,…