David Stromberg

Written in November 2024. Published in March 2026. Meantime, another war, and more aftermath. Thanks due to @theamscho for publishing the piece. theamericanscholar.org/the-guilt-of-v…

This was not a simple piece to put out there. The title is provocative—but the piece is more measured. I know the word-combination may put some people off—it may fuel prejudice—but fear of prejudice should not stop us from discussing our own darkness. salmagundi.skidmore.edu/articles/1706-…

@SalmagundiMag's 60th Anniversary Cover.

'Singer’s response to this self-alienation was to promote the possibility of a holistic Yiddishkayt in the US, composed of study houses, a café culture and inspired publishers.' Bryan Cheyette (@CheyetteBryan): Joys of Yiddish #Echobox=1764171895" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the-tls.com/literature/wri…

NEW: "It may seem like an irrational impulse to do the dishes while there’s a war going on in your country, but there it is," writes @davidscribbler. hedgehogreview.com/web-features/t…

"THIS WILL BE OUR FINAL VICTORY! This is the slogan under which politicians have always marched while perpetrating their slaughter." - Isaac Bashevis Singer, "Concerning the Question of Literature and Politics" (1932)

@ModernTimesPub re-released dozens of books that America forgot. This week an essay in @Salon mentions THOSE WHO PERISH by Edward Dahlberg – as a book that "imagined presidents who seize power and defy the courts." Round and round we go. . . salon.com/2025/05/17/whe…

It's not just about right and wrong. It's about realizing that what you don't agree with is no less real than what you believe is true. We have to understand what this proliferation truths means – even if we believe other people's truths are false. salmagundi.skidmore.edu/articles/1544-…

An essay in the new @SalmagundiMag on the perception of Israel, both inside and outside the country, and how times shift viewpoints without our always realizing it. . . salmagundi.skidmore.edu

An excerpt in Harper's Magazine from the second volume of #IsaacBashevisSinger's WRITINGS ON YIDDISH AND YIDDISHKAYT, published by the @YiddishBookCtr's White Goat Press this March, translated by yours truly. harpers.org/archive/2025/0…

The Creative Mind in Captive Times ift.tt/Y5IAc7Z

In my grad translation seminar, one of our topics is how we talk about translation, how we write about it, and how it is reviewed. Last week we looked at a wide array of reviews, and this insightful piece by @davidscribbler was brought to my attention. publicseminar.org/2018/04/how-we…

#FuckPutin I guess it's time to post this again: puntvolatlit.com/fuck-putin/

The Creative Mind in Captive Times hedgehogreview.com/web-features/t… via @hedgehogreview

WHAT DOES THE VICHY REGIME HAVE IN COMMON WITH BIBI? CLICK TO FIND OUT: salmagundi.skidmore.edu/articles/913-l…

Reposting from April 2023: blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-tragedy-of…

Reposting from April 2023: blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-truth-abou…

TO ALL AMERICANS WHO SAID PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTRIES SHOULD GO INTO THE STREET AND REMOVE THEIR TERRIBLE LEADERS — GOOD LUCK.