The yiddish book center is a nonprofit institution, and its programs are funded by contributions from over 30,000 as of 2005 members, and gifts and grants. Oral history films christa whitney, director of the centers wexler oral history project, will screen and then discuss two short films from the projects beyond the books series showcasing yiddish literary figures and their descendants. The uniqueness of the carlebach shul lies in its ability to bring together and inspire a wide spectrum of the jewish population. Miriam eisdorfer, pesachtikvah door of hope psychology. Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. Compiles book of remembrance and gemilut chasadim journal for shul. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know. Fellows spend a year as fulltime staff members, learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the centers major projects, working. The yiddish book center is a beautiful place architectuarlly and spiritually. We are not currently fulfilling online orders, as the yiddish book center has closed its building to protect visitors and staff during the covid19 pandemic.
The day was a yiddishlanguage daily newspaper published in new york city from 1914 until 1971. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. The unaffiliated jew, the modernorthodox, the traditional chassid, as well as a host of scholarsinresidence all come to pray, sing, dance and learn together in an environment that embodies holiness, spirituality and joy. Participants make their own arrangements for transportation, housing and meals. Yiddish new york hosts online boards encouraging sharing rides and housing. Yiddish vinkls boston workmens circle yiddish vinkls, or conversation groups, meet three times a month in different member homes. He joined the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at the university of north dakota in 1992 where he studied camp signaling and protein kinase structure. Prior to that, she was associate director of the floridaisrael institute, working to enhance educational, business, and cultural exchanges between florida and israel.
Yiddish book center fellowship program for us and international recent college graduates to spend a year as fulltime staff. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Jewish presence in eastern europe, 20042012 will be in the yiddish book centers brechner gallery through october 15, 2017. A yiddish book center goat cap yiddish book center store. He has also published essays on literary, cultural, and political. Please note that transportation is not provided for film screening event. The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization that works to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and p. The jewish public library jpl remains unique among montreals and the worlds jewish institutions.
Zvi jankelowitz director of institutional advancement before joining the staff of the yiddish book center, zvi headed his own fundraising consulting practice, the. Conducting a tour of the national yiddish book center, aaron lanksy, the. Its a privilege to stand before you, the giants of jewish education, rabbi avi berman, executive director of ou israel, told the gathering. Alexis aaeng receives yiddish book center fellowship program. Shevi glassman herbstman 16jul2016 yiddish book center.
A proud hofstra graduate, hadas studied public relations, hebrew and jewish studies. After years of work by a small team of linguists, computer programmers, and volunteer editors, visitors to the yiddish book centers website can. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. The center was founded by aaron lansky 73f in 1980, and moved to the edge of hampshires campus in 1997. Some 20 dailies came into existence during that period, and for a time, at the turn of the century, as many as six. The yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by aaron lansky, then a twentyfouryearold graduate student of yiddish literature and, as of 2016, the centers president. As a student, hadas was a member of danceworks productions and held the position of student board president at hofstra hillel, where she coordinated programs and engaged students through jewish learning and oneonone conversations. Shevi glassman herbstman, daughter of yiddish writer shimshen glazman, was interviewed by christa whitney on july 16th, 2016, at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. The yiddish book center is located at 1021 west st.
You can also browse the centers main website at yiddishbookcenter. Founded in 1980 by aaron lansky, the center was one of the first organizations in america dedicated to the preservation of yiddish literature and culture. Until recently, 15 of these books have been available and sold through the national yiddish book center. Yiddish book center gifts page 2 yiddish book center store. Arranged for voice, piano and guitar lyrics in yiddish using latin alphabet english and yiddish edition norman h. Shulem deens website includes interviews, videos, and quotations from. See who you know at national yiddish book center, leverage your professional network, and get hired. A full service lending and research library containing north americas largest circulating judaica collection, we are an internationallyrecognized resource while also meeting the informational, educational and recreational needs of jewish montrealers of all ages and backgrounds. With echoes of the shtetl, a center for yiddish books in new england. Y 344 east 14th street, between 1st and 2nd avenues and the adjacent town and village synagogue, easily accessible by public transportation. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. Opinion reinventing the library the new york times. Yiddish book centers shift makes many uneasy the boston globe.
In new york city, the hub of the yiddishamerican universe, over 150 yiddish dailies, weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, festival journals, and yearbooks appeared between 1885 and 1914. The decade of discovery is a new initiative of the yiddish book center designed to foster a deeper understanding of yiddish and modern jewish culture. The artist and her legacya yiddish book center film. Susan joined the yiddish book center staff in 2002, after working in the university of massachusetts advancement office. Feel free to browse our store, but be aware that the shopping cart is disabled. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. Students of jewish literature, history, and culture have long used the center as a major resource, as well as worked and interned there. Robert feder, zl attorney, native yiddish speaker, and longtime yiddish book center member was interviewed by michael yashinsky on december 18, 2015 at. Its a privilege to stand before you, the giants of jewish education, rabbi avi berman, executive director of. The yiddish book center is a vibrant, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. The yiddish book center awarded sasha a translation fellowship to help complete this project. National yiddish book center in the 1980s and 90s, the jpl recorded some of montreals last europeanborn native yiddish reading the most popular yiddish books, creating the worlds largest collection of unabridged yiddish audio books.
When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. Whatever your level of yiddish, this is an opportunity to sharpen your yiddish skills in a comfortable and informal setting. The centers young staff surpassed that number in six. On monday night june 30, ou israel hosted a dinner to honor its teachers. Three daughters are located in manhattan, white plains and buffalo. This 45minute tour takes the visitor through the yiddish book centers museum exhibits and allows them to.
Nov 14, 2012 while the class is new, collaboration between hampshire and the book center is anything but. While the class is new, collaboration between hampshire and the book center is anything but. This is the national yiddish book center company profile. Miriam eisdorfer is a practicing psychology doctor in brooklyn, ny. Their efforts enable the ou israel center to offer 7080 courses, shiurim and lectures in english every week. Get the webmd daily newsletter for health tips, wellness updates and more. The dismissal of four staff members in december reflected tough. Susan holds a phd in russian history and jewish history from the university of michigan and has worked in nonprofit culture. Elliott greene, in voorheesville, ny where they ride their horses and entertain their dog, winnie. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. Lanskys national yiddish book center, with a staff of 32 and more than 30,000 members around the country, is ready to move to. They can be built from books found in the garbage, like the yiddish book center in amherst, mass. In the course of his studies, lansky realized that untold numbers of irreplaceable yiddish books were being discarded by americanborn jews unable to read the language of their. The yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by aaron lansky, then a twentyfouryearold graduate student of yiddish literature and, as of 2016, the center s president.
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