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Joshua Mandelbaum

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Joshua Mandelbaum

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Executive Director

By Joshua Mandelbaum

Full time, From Home (May change in future) Reports to: Board of DirectorsWords without Borders (wordswithoutborders.org) promotes cultural understanding through the translation, publication, and…

My Top Five Foreign Horror Films

By Joshua Mandelbaum

As the resident genre nerd at Words without Borders I thought I'd make a contribution to this month's “Horrors” issue with a listing of my top five favorite foreign horror movies.…

A Terrifying Vision of Emily Dickinson From Poland

By Joshua Mandelbaum

While Words without Borders normally bring you Polish literature translated into English, I can't resist sharing this absolutely terrifying and intense musical version of Emily Dickinson's poem…

A bit about Amazon.com’s $44K grant to Words without Borders

By Joshua Mandelbaum

Today I have the great pleasure of announcing that Words without Borders is the recipient of a $44,000 grant from Amazon.com. This grant, the largest they’ve given to date, will cover all our author…

Reza Aslan talks Tablet & Pen on the Colbert Report

By Joshua Mandelbaum

Learn more about Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East on our books page.

Why Words without Borders?

By Joshua Mandelbaum

Many thanks to all the wonderful people who stopped to talk with us in Washington Square Park, to Caputo's Deli, and especially to Garth Paul Cox and Robin Randisi for filming and editing.