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EnglishMichel Aronson: Russian & Hebrew to English Translator — Services and Contact
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Michel Aronson — also listed as Mike Aronson or Dr. I. Michael Aronson — is a freelance translator based in Raanana, Israel, working from Russian and Hebrew into English, and also offering English-language editing. You can reach him by email at mike [at] aronson.co.il. He is the right contact if you need a native English speaker with a history and humanities background to translate Russian- or Hebrew-language texts, or to edit English copy.
What he offers
- Translation from Russian into English
- Translation from Hebrew into English
- English-language editing
He states he is available for this work on a freelance basis. The site does not list rates, turnaround times, or a project intake form, so those details would need to be settled by email.
Credentials
| Factor | Detail |
|---|---|
| Native language | American-born native English speaker |
| Government experience | Over 20 years (until 1 January 2003) as an English-language editor and translator from Russian and Hebrew in a government office |
| Academic background | Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Russian history, with minors in European and American history |
| Professional membership | Israel Translators Association (ITA) |
| Subject strengths | History, humanities, social sciences, traditional Jewish sources |
| References | Available on request |
His own published writing includes Troubled Waters: The Origins of the 1881 Anti-Jewish Pogroms in Russia (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1990) and articles in professional history journals.
Published translation credits
These give a concrete sense of the material he has handled:
- Several chapters in In the Land of the Golden Fleece – The Jews of Georgia, History and Culture, Diaspora Museum, Tel Aviv, 1992 (from Russian)
- A History of the Ararat Publishing Society by Avraham Greenbaum, Rubin Mass, Jerusalem, 1998 (from Hebrew)
- Numerous articles in the CIS Environment and Disarmament Yearbook 2001, 2002, and 2003, Hebrew University Mayrock Center, edited by Prof. Zeev Wolfson (from Russian)
- Many dozens of articles for the YIVO Encyclopedia of Eastern European Jewry, edited by Gershon D. Hundert and Jeffrey P. Edelstein (from Russian and Hebrew, 2004–2005)
When he is a good fit
- Your source text is in Russian or Hebrew and the target is English.
- The content is historical, academic, humanities, social science, or Jewish-studies material.
- You want a native English speaker rather than a non-native translator working into English.
- You also need English editing of an existing text.
If your project runs in the opposite direction (English into Russian or Hebrew), or falls outside his stated language pairs, this is not the right match based on the information provided.
How to get in touch
Email: mike [at] aronson.co.il
When you write, it helps to include the source language, approximate length, subject matter, and deadline, since none of that is handled through a form on the site. References can be provided on request, so ask if you need them before committing to a project.