Yiddish Comes to America is an anthology of newly translated memoir, stories, and poems about the triumphs, challenges, and possibilities encountered by Yiddish-speaking immigrants to "di goldene medine," the golden country of America. The collection includes work by well-known Yiddish writers such as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Avrom Reyzen, and Joseph Opatoshu along with newly rediscovered figures such as Fradel Shtok.