Zackary Sholem Berger (Author of Di Kats Der Payats)

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Zackary Sholem Berger

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Zackary Sholem Berger is a poet, journalist, and translator in Yiddish and English. His NOT IN THE SAME BREATH, a book of Yiddish and English poetry, followed the success of his Yiddish-language translations of beloved children's classics including THE CAT IN THE HAT, ONE FISH TWO FISH, and CURIOUS GEORGE.

He lives in Baltimore with his wife (co-founder of the publisher Yiddish House LLC) and their three Yiddish-speaking children. In his parallel life, he is a primary care doctor. Visit his alter ego Zackary Berger and learn about his new book available for pre-order, Talking to Your Doctor A Patient's Guide to Communication in the Exam Room and Beyond. ...more

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Rewriting the erased: Dvoyre Fogel

In a richly diverse issue of聽聽devoted to inhabiting and examining the work of poet and thinker Dvoyre Fogel, I have the honor to participate with chutzpahdik poems of erasure, finding verse in the disappearance of memory. Thank you to the erudite, careful and patient editors.

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	Di Kats Der Payats by Dr. Seuss, Zackary Sholem Berger (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.19 avg rating — 570,368 ratings — published 1957 — 268 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyn Fish Tsvey Fish Royter Fish Bloyer Fish by Dr. Seuss, Zackary Sholem Berger (欧宝娱乐 Author) (translator) 4.18 avg rating — 211,314 ratings — published 1960 — 131 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George Der Naygeriker by H.A. Rey, Zackary Sholem Berger (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.17 avg rating — 138,683 ratings — published 1941	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Book of Modern Fantasy by Ann VanderMeer (Editor), Jeff VanderMeer (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Maurice Richardson (Contributor) 3.76 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not in the Same Breath 讝讗指讙讻讗指讟砖诇讛讘挚讚讬诇 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essential Prose by Abraham Sutzkever, Zackary Sholem Berger (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Translation) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Nation Taken Out of Another 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Holes Line Up: Poems and Translations 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Covid: Poems, Impressions, and Testimonies from a Pandemic by Zackary Sholem Berger (欧宝娱乐 Author), Boris Sandler (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[(Talking to Your Doctor: A Patient's Guide to Communication in the Exam Room and Beyond)] [Author: Zackary Berger] published on (July, 2013) by Zackary Sholem Berger (欧宝娱乐 Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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