Dos mayse-bukh fun mayn lebn is a collection of autobiographical fragments describing Ravitch's youth in the Galician shtetl of Radom and his experiences as part of the avant-garde literary movement in Warsaw. The selections from Mayn leksikon focus on writers who were active in Montreal Yiddish culture. Each entry in Mayn leksikon paints an intimate portrait of its subject's work, personality and relationship with Ravitch.