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Curt Leviant

Curt Leviant has translated many books by major Yiddish writers like Sholom Aleichem, Chaim Grade and Isaac Bashevis Singer. He has written 14 critically acclaimed novels, several of which have been translated into nine European languages and into Hebrew. His most recently published novels are Tinocchia, the Adventures of a Jewish Puppetta and The Woman Who Looked Like Sophia L.

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    Will the Real ‘Hersh Rasseyner’ Please Stand Up?

    Reading Chaim Grade’s classic story and wondering who, exactly, the Yiddish master is arguing with

    byCurt Leviant
  • Miniature of the Israelites building the Egyptian cities, from a Hispano-Moresque Haggadah
    Miniature of the Israelites building the Egyptian cities, from a Hispano-Moresque Haggadah
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    Was Slavery in Egypt So Bad?

    It’s tempting to draw parallels to American slavery, but the Bible paints a very different picture

    byCurt Leviant
  • The return of Christopher Columbus from India, illustration from 'General History of the Indies,' by Francisco Lopez de Gomara (1554), Antilles, 16th century. Note the words ‘los reyes catolicos,’ which Ha-Kohen censored in his translation, opting instead to use ‘monarchs,’ ‘rulers,’ or just ‘kings.’
    The return of Christopher Columbus from India, illustration from 'General History of the Indies,' by Francisco Lopez de Gomara (1554), Antilles, 16th century. Note the words ‘los reyes catolicos,’ which Ha-Kohen censored in his translation, opting instead to use ‘monarchs,’ ‘rulers,’ or just ‘kings.’
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    The Men Who Gave What Wasn’t Theirs

    A translation of colonial Spanish history into biblical Hebrew shows the trauma of 1492 through Jewish eyes

    byCurt Leviant
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    A Hanukkah Tale From Old Russia

    A mysterious czarist soldier tries to persuade his community he’s Jewish

    byCurt Leviant
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