Yiddish Research: Biographical Dictionaries

The first English-language biographical dictionary of Yiddish writers. It is highly selective with only a few dozen writers represented, but all entries are long and include primary and secondary bibliographies.

Earlier version of the Leksikon which is sometimes more accurate or complete than its successor.

Covers Yiddish writers in the Soviet Union, and includes photos and a dictionary of Soviet terms.

The most complete of the biographical dictionaries of Yiddish writers. Note that some authors refused to be included and are not listed. Arrangement is alphabetical; information is only moderately reliable.

Provides bio-bibliographic information on editors and contributors to the Forverts (Jewish Daily Forward).

This volume updates and supplements the above Leksikon fun der nayer yidisher literatur. It is always worth checking because Kagan corrected errors in the Leksikon, added writers left out or refusing to be included, and updated death dates and publications. Organized alphabetically, with an appendix of late additions and a separate list of pseudonyms.

Earlier version of the Leksikon which is sometimes more accurate or complete than its successor.