Fartaytsht und Farbesert: Thoughts on translation and craft

The Breakthrough

Welcome back.

Dec 17, 2025 • Mordecai Martin

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September 2025

Jerome and I: On being a Jew with a patron saint

The first time I lived in Mexico City, I came, as I have always come, to be with Atenea, the woman I love, and stayed for 8 months, from April to…

Sep 30, 2025 • Mordecai Martin

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Love, Ghosts, Power: Who gets to translate what

In which I struggle to know the right thing to do

Sep 9, 2025 • Mordecai Martin

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August 2025

Herring Barrels for Women In Translation Month

Some "White words" from Dvoyre Fogel

Aug 14, 2025 • Mordecai Martin

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A Translator’s CV, or How I Became Multilingual: a real introduction to this newsletter

Hello all,

Aug 13, 2025 • Mordecai Martin

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Crocodile Tears and Laughing Up Your Sleeve: On the affects of Yiddish

Is Yiddish funny? Is it sad? Is it a secret third thing, maybe angry? I sure am.

Aug 12, 2025 • Mordecai Martin

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Writing It Again: Some thoughts on translating a poem by Jacobo Glantz

Welcome.

Aug 1, 2025 • Mordecai Martin

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