New-Russia: Images from a Journey

This book by I. J. Singer was translated by Joshua A. Fogel in 2026. Israel Joshua Singer was a Polish-Jewish novelist who wrote in Yiddish. He was born on November 30, 1893,  and died on February 10, 1944, at age 50 in New York, NY. He was the brother of Nobel Prize Winner Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991, died at age 88). He is the author of books such as Yoshe Kalb (1932), The Brothers Ashkenazi (1936), and The Family Carnovsky (1943), all of which are still enjoyed today.

Both Israel Joshua Singer and Isaac Bashevis Singer were major, well-liked Yiddish writers, but their writing styles, themes, and outlooks differ. While they shared a Jewish and Polish cultural background and the Yiddish language, their approaches to storytelling and to the interpretation of Jewish life diverged significantly. I. J. Singer wrote serious novels that often resemble European realist literature. His novels depict Jewish communities within the larger political and economic systems. He explored class struggles, industrialization, and the collapse of traditional society. His works often portray an entire community or generations, showing how history shapes Jewish life. Religion appears in his works largely as a social force rather than a mystical or........

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