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Vladka Meed’s false identification card, issued in the name of Stanisława Wąchalska, 1943. (Courtesy, Benjamin Meed/ United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
April 14, 2026, 8:48 am
Avenging angel risked her life to try to save Warsaw’s Jews — and lived to write about it
Updated English translation of Vladka Meed’s 1948 Yiddish memoir, ‘On Both Sides of the Wall,’ breathes new life into her experiences with the Jewish resistance against the Nazis
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Lihi Lapid (Vardi Kahana)
April 7, 2024, 6:43 pm
Author Lihi Lapid asks what happens when a mourning mother can’t remember her son
Novel ‘On Her Own’ marks a major milestone in the writer’s career, and paints a poignant portrait of Israel that provides much-needed insight to international readers at this time
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates defeating Croatia 3-0 in a World Cup semifinal soccer match at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
December 14, 2022, 8:48 am
Argentina marks soccer win with Hebrew translate fail
South American nation’s social media account tries to announce ascension to World Cup final, instead says, ‘We are finished’
By ToI Staff
This file photo taken on October 28, 2021 shows the Meta logo on a laptop screen in Moscow. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
October 20, 2022, 9:49 pm
Meta touts AI tool, developed partly in Israel, that translates spoken-only language
Tech titan bills work as a ‘step toward a future where simultaneous translation between languages is possible’; Tel Aviv R&D center developers among global Meta AI teams in project
By ToI Staff and AFP
Rabbi Sorin Rosen is Romania's youngest-ever chief rabbi. (Courtesy of Rabbi Sorin Rosen/ via JTA)
September 6, 2022, 9:47 pm
Rabbi spends 7 years translating the Torah into Romanian
With an eye on translating the entire Bible, Rabbi Sorin Rosen is taking a moment to appreciate the texts that are already changing the way Romanian Jews engage with tradition
By Aviva Engel
The cover of Curt Leviant's translation of 'Moshkeleh the Thief.' (The Jewish Publication Society/ via JTA) and author Sholem Aleichem circa 1907. (Public domain)
October 15, 2021, 2:43 am
‘Fiddler’ meets ‘Sopranos’: Gritty Sholem Aleichem novel in English for 1st time
Long forgotten and not included in the Yiddish author’s canon, ‘Moshkele the Thief’ paints a rare picture of the seedier side of Old Country life
By Penny Schwartz
Yiddish linguist Arun Viswanath has brought the first of the Harry Potter series to speakers of the mamaloshen around the globe. (Courtesy)
May 23, 2020, 5:10 am
For young translator of sold-out ‘Harry Potter,’ Yiddish is truly his mamaloshen
How Arun Viswanath, the 29-year-old scion of a US literary dynasty, translated series opener ‘The Philosopher’s Stone’ into the language of Sholem Aleichem is a story in itself
By Alex Surin
Robert Alter seen in his home office. (David A.M. Wilensky/via JTA)
November 30, 2018, 6:25 am
Scholar’s coveted Bible translation, 22 years in the making, set to hit shelves
Prizing the original literary style above all else, Robert Alter becomes the first scholar to single-handedly produce a comprehensive English language text
By Rich Tenorio
Gili Bar-Hillel with her Hebrew-language version of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' one of the four Harry Potter books she translated, in her Tel Aviv office, June 23, 2003. (David Silverman/Getty Images via JTA)
October 20, 2018, 9:01 am
How a Hanukkah song made its way into Harry Potter’s Hebrew version
Translator Gili Bar Hillel speaks about the challenges of interpreting the series in a manner that would resonate with Israeli readers
By Josefin Dolsten
Adam Freudenheim, head of Pushkin publishing house. (Courtesy)
March 3, 2018, 12:45 pm
Babel revisited: Little-known books find homes on foreign shelves — in English
From Holocaust memoirs to fairy tales, Adam Freudenheim’s Pushkin Press hits record margins by taking popular international literature to the Anglo crowd
By Nadine Wojakovski
This file photo taken on January 7, 2018, shows US President Donald Trump as he walks from Marine One to the White House. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
January 13, 2018, 8:03 pm
World media struggle to translate Trump’s ‘shithole’ insult
Lacking a direct equivalent, news outlets instead go with ‘outdoor toilets,’ ‘cesspit,’ and ‘dirty countries,’ among others
By TOM ODULA
David Stav
December 28, 2017, 3:21 pm
David Stav
Yes, the 10th of Tevet is relevant today
The blockade of Jerusalem reminds us that only time tells whether the lasting impact of any event is good or bad
The original, 1959 illustrations of 'A Flat for Rent," by Shoshana Heiman feature only two colors (Courtesy Kedem Auctions)
November 23, 2017, 1:40 pm
Leah Goldberg’s tale of tolerance for kids gains new English translation
The Hebrew classic, now called ‘Room for Rent,’ brings message of acceptance to new readers
By Jessica Steinberg
Screenshot from a Google presentation on the new Google Earbuds for PIxel phones that can translate in real time in 40 languages. (Screenshot/YouTube)
October 6, 2017, 2:07 am
Google earbuds offer real-time translation; Hebrew not included
Pixel Buds, synched to new Pixel smartphones, promise translations of conversations in any of 40 languages
By AFP and ToI Staff
Screenshot from a Google presentation on the new Google Earbuds for PIxel phones that can translate in real time in 40 languages. (Screenshot/YouTube)
October 5, 2017, 8:26 pm
New Google earbuds offer real-time translation feature
Pixel Buds, synched to new Pixel smartphones, promise translations of conversations in any of 40 languages
By AFP
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