The Nation State and the Promised Land

An English translation of Solomon Simon’s book,
Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel

Category: Chapters

  • Everything in One Place

    Here are three documents in pdf form: the full text of the book, the compiled comments I wrote as I posted the translation, chapter by chapter, on this blog, and the full original Yiddish text. For those who find the chapter style installments easier, they will remain available at this…

  • Chapter 22: Back Home

    Chapter 22: Back Home

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 21: Responsa

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 20: Yiddish in the State of Israel

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 19: Without Tears

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 18: Peasants from the Galilee and the Valley

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 17: On Account of a Miniscule Detail

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 16: Quiet, A People is Being Born

    Chapter 16: Quiet, A People is Being Born

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 15: In a Religious Kibbutz

    Chapter 15: In a Religious Kibbutz

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…

  • Chapter 14: In the Jordan Valley and the Galilee

    Chapter 14: In the Jordan Valley and the Galilee

    The Nation State and the Promised Land: An American Yiddish Writer in Israel, 1949, by Solomon Simon. English translation, 2024, by David R. Forman. All rights reserved. Page numbers from Medines Yisroel un Erets Yisroel, 1950, Farlag Matones (NY), are included for those who wish to follow along with the…