(JTA) — When Lazarus Goldschmidt completed his translation of the Talmud into German, the world he had hoped to serve when he started 40 years earlier was in the process of being destroyed. It was ...

The German bishops have tabled a controversial new translation of the Mass that had been a bone of contention between them and the Vatican under the papacies of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, ...

Can a German version of a book be more politically correct than the original? For International Translation Day on September 30, here are some of the challenges faced by translators updating classics ...

The Vienna-born Jewish philosopher Martin Buber (1878-1965) is best remembered by English readers for such texts as “Tales of the Hasidim,” “Between Man and Man,” and “I and Thou.” Yet German readers ...

students enrolled in CU German language classes can register for ALTEC tutoring through their website. Kandace Einbeck [email protected] (303) 682-3088 German, French and ESL PhD in German.

Every year on 1 July, the United Nations celebrates German Language Day – marking the creation of the German Translation Section (GTS) in 1975. This year, we proudly celebrate its 50th anniversary.

The shortlist for Germany's top prize for contemporary literature in translation, the Internationaler Literaturpreis, has been revealed. The list includes giants of world literature as well as fresh ...