In the following essay, Roskies analyses Singer's work in the context of his Yiddish background, focusing particularly on his use of the image of the devil in his writing.

In the following essays, Goldsmith traces the emergence, development, and growth of Yiddish literature around the world.

In the following essay, Seidman explores Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's influence on the polarity of vernacular Hebrew and Yiddish in Europe, aligning the former language with masculinity and the latter with femininity.

In the following essay, Madison focuses on Peretz's major works, also discussing the themes Peretz explored in his stories and poems.

In the following essay, Wirth-Nesher explores the intermingling of Yiddish literary tradition and American influences on Cahan's writing in his first English-language novel, Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto.

In the following essay, Landis chronicles the growth of Yiddish literature in America, focusing particularly on the image of the New World as represented in the writing and poetry.

In the following essay, Madison provides an overview of Yiddish writers and poets from Israel.

In the following essay, Pratt presents a brief history of Jewish and Yiddish female writers whose works appeared in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, noting that their writing is reflective of the social issues they were confronting.

In the following essay, Singer recounts the growth of Yiddish literature in Poland, making a close connection between the Jewish way of life and the writing it inspired.

In the following essay, Roskies explores the themes of anger and rebelliousness that he sees as defining the Yiddish literary canon.

In the following essay, Goldsmith investigates the differences and similarities between Judaism and Yiddish culture and language.

In the following essay, Jacobson discusses the changing nature of Jewish identity in America through the works of Cahan and other Yiddish writers.