{"product_id":"zlochov-my-home-poems-by-moyshe-leyb-halpern","title":"Zlochov, My Home: Poems by Moyshe-Leyb Halpern","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Moyshe-Leyb Halpern\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTranslated by Richard Fein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcelsior Editions\u003cbr\u003ePublished in 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e185 pages, 6 x 9 in\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"seemore-0\" class=\"slot product-about 9780394536460 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wysiwyg-truncate-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescribed by Ruth Wisse as one of \"the most original and distinctive voices in Yiddish poetry,\" Moyshe-Leybe Halpern (1886–1932) was born in Zlochov, in present-day western Ukraine. When he was twelve, his father sent him to Vienna to study sign painting, and during his ten years there he studied German literature and wrote his first poems in German before returning to Zlochov in 1907, where he began to write in Yiddish. The following year, he immigrated to New York, where a diverse community of Yiddish writers awaited him. During his lifetime, he published two volumes of poetry—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1919) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Peacock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1924). A third volume was published posthumously, in 1934. Drawing from these three volumes, poet and translator Richard Fein offers a selection of Halpern's poetry that covers the full scope of his career. Fein's translations appear alongside the original Yiddish while an introduction by Larry Rosenwald situates Halpern in his historic and literary context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note this book has limited availability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItems ship in 3-5 business days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"YIVO Institute for Jewish Research","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47339384733914,"sku":null,"price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/4587\/3370\/files\/9798855805031_cover1_rb_modalcover.jpg?v=1768495203","url":"https:\/\/yivo-institute.myshopify.com\/products\/zlochov-my-home-poems-by-moyshe-leyb-halpern","provider":"YIVO Institute for Jewish Research","version":"1.0","type":"link"}