Presentation of Contemporary Yiddish Science Fiction

On March 23, 2023, the Babel bookstore in Jerusalem hosted a presentation of Velvl Chernin’s collection of short fantasy and science fiction stories, which the author himself had translated from Yiddish into Russian. The book was recently published by the St. Petersburg publishing house Jaromír Hladík Press.

The Babel bookstore specializes in Russian books, including translations from Yiddish. It also features a subtantial section of contemporary Yiddish literature. Among other things, it offers the literary quarterly almanac Yidishland.