His original Yiddish poetry and literary translations from Yiddish have appeared in journals all over the world, including InTranslation and Words Without Borders, as well as in the Harper Collins Anthology of International Poetry. For his translation fellowship project, Berger will be translating the lesser-known prose works of renowned poet Avrom Sutzkever. His translation mentor is Susan Bernofsky, associate professor and director of the Literary Translation Program at Columbia University. A prolific and award-winning translator, Bernofsky is currently preparing a new translation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis for Norton.