The Canvas and Other Stories by Salomea Perl, Translated by Ruth Murphy

Parallel text in Yiddish and English is a great learning tool for Yiddish language learners. Introduction by Dr. Justin Cammy, literary and cultural historian, Professor of Jewish Studies and World Literature at Smith College. The Canvas and Other Stories by Salomea Perl is a bilingual Yiddish-English text featuring the only known stories Perl wrote and published in the various Yiddish newspapers of her time. Uncovered after two years of research and translated by Ruth Murphy, the book presents the original Yiddish text and English translation in a side-by-side format. Murphy’s translations present Perl’s voice to English readers, while Perl’s rich, authentic Yiddish brings readers back to the Jewish, Yiddish-speaking streets of turn-of-the-century Poland. The insightful introduction by Justin Cammy gives the historical background of both the text and its author.  Cammy writes: “The publication here of all seven known stories by Salomea Perl is not only important because it marks the r