National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Yiddish book scholarships have supported undergraduates, graduates, readers and teachers in their ongoing study of yiddish literature. Volunteers should be comfortable working with groups, speaking with visitors, using a cash register, and should have an interest in yiddish culture. Yiddish books by women in english translation poetry hayah rahel andres. As of september 2012, vaisman is both director of the yiddish language institute at the book center and adjunct assistant professor of yiddish at hampshire. Buy books make a donation about cyco our blog calendar of yiddish events history of yiddish for beginners yiddish links cyco publishing housecyco records tel. 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. The national yiddish book center pays people to translate a small number of yiddish books each year.
Youll find accounts of a trip to collect the donated library of a yiddish author. The great jewish books programs draw on the million yiddish books recovered by the center, as well as on jewish books written in other languages. Contributors the yiddish book centers great jewish. Yiddish book center picks shaker heights library for reading group. 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 yiddish book center is now accepting applications for the 2018 translation fellowship program thursday, sep 14, 2017 up to ten translation fellows will be selected to receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete book length projects in yiddish translation. He is preceptor in yiddish at harvard university and has also taught yiddish language and culture at cambridge university, columbia university, moscow state university, the naomi prawer kadar yiddish summer program at tel aviv university, the yiddish book center, the yiddish summer program in warsaw, and elsewhere. Yiddish book center museums northampton chamber of. Yiddish book center is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
She is also a twotime alumna of the yiddish book centers steiner summer yiddish program, and a. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. Alexis aaeng is a graduate of the university of colorado boulder, where she received a dual degree in history and jewish studies and wrote her undergraduate thesis about yiddish radio. Read, discuss, argue about, and fall in love with modern jewish literature. Yiddish book center store 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 42564900 ext. Visit the yiddish book center and enter a lebedike velt, a lively world of jewish culture. Translations also appear in journals such as bridges, in geveb, pakn treger, and on the yiddish book centers website. Conducting a tour of the national yiddish book center, aaron lanksy, the centers founder and president, had much to show off. The partner collections total more than five miles of archival material and span nearly a thousand years of. Yiddish book centers shift makes many uneasy the boston globe. Visitor programs welcomed approximately 10,000 visitors and offered permanent and traveling exhibitions and interpretive tours. The centers internship program has given dozens of students a valuable foundation for notable careers in the fields of jewish studies. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know.
The translation fellowship program is part of the centers larger translation initiative to train and mentor a new generation of yiddish translators and publish newly translated works. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. Part of the yiddish book center s online lecture series sholem aleichem. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10 consortium. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Teaching assistant, steiner summer yiddish program. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts, united states, is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the yiddish language, as well as the culture and history those books represent. It has a website called taitch, where a community of. When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. As an older generation passed on, their jewish volumes were. Yiddish book center gifts yiddish book center store. Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum.
The frances brandt online yiddish audio library contains lectures by and interviews with yiddish writers, recorded at the jewish public library of montreal between 1953 and 2005. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for the. National yiddish book center inc guidestar profile. Nov 14, 2012 thats why the college and the national yiddish book center partnered to create a yiddish language class, with a teacher shared by the two institutions. Thats why the college and the national yiddish book center partnered to create a yiddish language class, with a teacher shared by the two institutions. Below are yiddish books by women translated into english in book form, arranged by genre. About the yiddish book center yiddish book center store. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy. Up to ten translation fellows will be selected to receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete booklength projects in yiddish translation. Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum foundation and by yiddish book center members.
Aug 17, 2016 below are yiddish books by women translated into english in book form, arranged by genre. In early february, the yiddish book center fellows traveled to new york city to pick up a donation of more than one thousand yiddish books from the personal library of yiddish author moyshe shtarkman. Stream tracks and playlists from yiddishbookcenter on your desktop or mobile device. Yiddishlanguage specialist intern for the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project. The steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. Shaker heights public library has been selected for the yiddish book centers coming to america reading groups for public libraries. There are over 32 yiddish careers waiting for you to apply. In 2014, the yiddish book center was awarded a national medal for museums and libraries, according to the release, the nations highest medal conferred on a museum or library, at a white house.
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. A life in fact and fiction is a lecture series by professor jeremy dauber, the atran professor of yiddish language, literature, and culture in the department of germanic languages at columbia university, specializing in yiddish and jewish literature, american jewish culture and american studies. The yiddish book center is seeking volunteer docents to greet and orient visitors, answer questions about events and membership, provide support to our staff, and process donations. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at national yiddish book center. She is also a twotime alumna of the yiddish book centers steiner summer yiddish program, and a former yiddish book center fellow. Features books and gifts related to yiddish language and culture. Before joining the yiddish book center she was international scholar coordinator at the center for world languages at the five colleges, a consortium of amherst, hampshire, mount holyoke and smith colleges and the university of massachusetts amherst. Yiddish book center museums northampton chamber of commerce. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at. National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. Yiddish literature has been savedthese books were literally in dumpsters and rotting ion basements. Opinion reinventing the library the new york times.
Home the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher. I worked at national yiddish book center fulltime pros better compensation than many jobs available in the area talented, whipsmart, overqualified support staff beautiful physical location meaningful mission some departments fair much better than others a decent place to learn the ropes ample room for entrylevel staff. 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. In 1980, when he was a 23yearold graduate student, aaron lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. The achievements of the yiddish book center have been recognized both with a macarthur genius grant for our president and founder, aaron lansky, and by the receipt of the national medal for museum and library service in 2014. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. 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. National yiddish book center located on the hampshire campus, the national yiddish book center creates innovative programs to inspire readers and students who want to learn more about jewish history and culture.
The national yiddish book center is a vibrant, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain programs. Zachary albert teaches world war ii and holocaust history at the rashi school in dedham, ma, and is a holocaust testimony indexer for the university of southern california shoah foundation. Shevi glassman herbstman 16jul2016 yiddish book center. Yiddishbookcenter yiddish book center free listening. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. As of september 2012, vaisman is both director of the yiddish language institute at the book center. 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 now accepting applications for. The center s internship program has given dozens of students a valuable foundation for notable careers in the fields of jewish studies and education. Apply to translatorinterpreter, interpreter, freelancer and more. Yiddish book center picks shaker heights library for reading. The center for jewish history is home to five partnersamerican jewish historical society, american sephardi federation, leo baeck institute, yeshiva university museum, and yivo institute for jewish research. The yiddish book center works to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and open up their content to the world.
Youll find permanent and visiting exhibits, an englishlanguage bookstore, and two performance halls where you can enjoy a yearround schedule of educational programs, concerts, films, and events. Part of the yiddish book centers online lecture series sholem aleichem. The yiddish book centers wexler oral history project offers volunteer positions, as well as internships for college students and recent graduates. Oct 24, 2015 they can be built from books found in the garbage, like the yiddish book center in amherst, mass. Center for jewish history employment opportunities. They can be built from books found in the garbage, like the yiddish book center in amherst, mass. 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 yiddish book centers podcast includes conversations with jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to yiddish literature, language, and culture amherst, ma.
Beginning with the center s 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. Founded in 1980, the yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs that broaden understanding of modern jewish identity. She holds a ba in french language and literature from smith college. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. Yiddish book center picks shaker heights library for. This site is made possible with support from the jim joseph foundation, which is devoted to fostering compelling, effective jewish learning experiences for youth and young adults in the u. Joe gets suspended from the union yiddish book center. This is the national yiddish book center company profile. The yiddish book center s podcast includes conversations with jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to yiddish literature, language, and culture amherst, ma. Yiddishbookcenter yiddish book center free listening on. Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. The national yiddish book center is a vibrant, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. 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. Youll find permanent and visiting exhibits, an englishlanguage bookstore, and two performance halls where you can enjoy a yearround schedule of educational programs, concerts, films.