Poetry:
* "The Song of the Wandering Jew" (1921): His most famous work, a long poem that tells the story of the Jewish people's suffering throughout history.
* "The Book of the Ghetto" (1928): A collection of poems exploring the themes of poverty, oppression, and hope in the Jewish ghetto.
* "The Song of the New Earth" (1935): A collection of poems about the Soviet Union and the promise of a better future.
Prose:
* "The Dybbuk" (1923): A short story about a young woman possessed by a dybbuk, a malevolent spirit.
* "The Old World" (1938): A novel about Jewish life in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.
Translations:
* Markish translated works by many great writers, including Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, and Anton Chekhov, into Yiddish.
Other works:
* He also wrote essays, literary criticism, and articles on various topics.
Tragic End:
Shimon Markish was arrested by the Soviet authorities in 1948 and executed during the "Night of the Murdered Poets" along with other prominent Yiddish writers. His works were banned in the Soviet Union for many years but are now recognized as important contributions to Yiddish literature.