The Sholem Aleichem Memorial Foundation Translation Contest

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Title

The Sholem Aleichem Memorial Foundation Translation Contest

Subject

Yiddish literature

Description

Entries for the translation contest run by the Sholem Aleichem Memorial Foundation. Winners were promised $1,000 and a contract for translating the complete works of Sholem Aleichem into English. Contestants submitted translations of the third and fourth chapters of the novel Stempenyu. A cover letter precedes each translation. A list of contestants is included as well as the responses by Larry Rosenwald and Jeffrey Shandler.

Creator

Sholem Aleichem
Rosenwald, Larry

Date

1998

Language

English

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Photocopies of typewritten documents and handwritten letters

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