Yiddish Folklore: Books
Defining the Yiddish Nation: the Jewish folklorists of Poland by ISBN: 0814326692Publication Date: 2003
The Jewish Story Finder: a guide to 363 tales, listing subjects and sources by ISBN: 0786421924Publication Date: 2005
Yiddish Folktales: by ISBN: 0394546180Publication Date: 1988Over 200 folktales from Eastern Europe from the foolish men of Chelm to tales of dibbuks.- Yiddish language and folklore a selective bibliography for research by Publication Date: 1959
- לקסיקון הסיפור החסידי. Leḳsiḳon ha-sipur ha-hasidi. by Publication Date: 2005
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- AHEYM: The Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish MemoriesArchive of ethnographic interviews with elderly Jews in contemporary Eastern Europe. Includes online exhibits and videos, searchable by name, subject and place.
- The Tartu Jewish Folklore Collection: 1926-1938, 1946This is a collection of Jewish folklore mostly in Yiddish and Tartu in 1926-1938 for the Estonian Folklore Archives. The site (in Estonian) includes anecdotes, songs, curses, riddles, and sayings.
- Yiddish Wit and WisdomCollection of Yiddish expressions and idioms in Yiddish and transliteration