The book Jewish Sheygets is the first collection by the world famous pianist Evgeny Kissin. It includes his Yiddish poems, short stories and translations of poems into Yiddish from the last several years. His works carry the rhythm of our time and feature the author’s sober look back at yesteryear. In Yiddish, Kissin’s grandmother’s tongue, the author finds the creative wellspring of his people, which provides him with a certain grounding in life and the moral fortitude to continue with his creative endeavors.