National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. Saving a million yiddish books was just the beginning. This live event will be presented via zoom and will stream live on the yiddish book centers facebook page. 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. Shane baker is playing the central character, yankl on stage in the yiddish language play god of vengeance, originally written by sholem asch in 1907. Yiddish book center award from london book fair jewish. Our priority now is to advance knowledge of the content and literary and cultural progeny of the books weve saved. But they do much more than that, and over the years the organization has grown to become a vital cultural force.
Some great jewish podcast recommendationsincluding the yiddish book centers very own the shmooze, a weekly englishlanguage podcast featuring a wide array of topics and celebrated guests in yiddish and jewish language, literature, and culture. Beyle, a documentary short film, explores the life and legacy of yiddish activist and artist beyle schaechtergottesman. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center. Center s very own the shmooze, a weekly englishlanguage podcast featuring a wide array of topics and celebrated guests in yiddish and jewish language, literature, and culture. Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum foundation and by yiddish book center members. A new roof now protects priceless literature at the yiddish. You can also browse the center s main website at yiddishbookcenter. The artist and her legacya yiddish book center film on kickstarter. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture.
The yiddish book center s wexler oral history project is a growing collection of indepth interviews about. Yiddish book center, 1021 west st, amherst, ma 2020. 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 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. Robert feder, zl attorney, native yiddish speaker, and longtime yiddish book center member was interviewed by michael yashinsky on december 18, 2015 at. Signup for yiddish book center blitsbriv email news. Yiddish book center charlene scott of member station wfcr in amherst reports on the opening of the national yiddish book center. Shop shop the yiddish book center museum store for curated jewish literature and yiddish related gifts. Visit the yiddish book center and enter a lebedike velt, a lively world of jewish culture. The national yiddish book center, based in amherst, ma, is a lively, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. Yiddish book centers shift makes many uneasy the boston globe. Contact the yiddish book center for information about reprint copies of these books.
Christa and jessica met 12 years ago at the yiddish book center in their very first yiddish class during the steiner summer yiddish program. Aug 17, 2016 below are yiddish books by women translated into english in book form, arranged by genre. Sep 23, 2019 the yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and celebrate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. The yiddish book center is a beautiful place architectuarlly and spiritually. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know. As the worlds only comprehensive supplier of yiddish books, the book center helped establish yiddish collections at more than 600 great libraries, including harvard, yale, library of congress, the british library, hebrew university in jerusalem, and national libraries in. Jan 14, 2011 bumpy journey for yiddish center layoffs, shift in educational mission draw questions founder aaron lansky said changes at the national yiddish book center in amherst had been planned for four years. Yiddish book center picks shaker heights library for. National yiddish book center receives grant to further its cultural. The yiddish book center works to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and open up their content to the world. 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. Part of yiddish book center s frances brandt online yiddish audio library he was a hugely dramatic personality david mazower bbc journalist and greatgrandson of yiddish writer sholem asch describes armwrestling with a complete stranger and arguing with marc chagall and gives a glimpse into sholem aschs eccentricities through his. The yiddish book center has at its core activity the rescue of yiddish and other modern jewish books, opening their content to the world.
Yiddish book center picks shaker heights library for reading. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center facebook. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. Explore our digital yiddish library of more than 11,000 titles, and our diverse collections, including contemporary oral histories, lectures, yiddish audiobooks, and more. Yiddish book center gifts yiddish book center store. In 2014, the yiddish book center was awarded a national medal for museums and libraries, the nations highest medal conferred on a museum or library, at a white. The yiddish book centers wexler oral history project is a. The artist and her legacya yiddish book center film.
Give the gift of yiddish book center membership to your friends and family. In honor of national poetry month and the yiddish book center s decade of discovery theme for this year, yiddish in america. Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center safeguards a collection of 1. Shaker heights public library has been selected for the yiddish book centers coming to america reading groups for public libraries program. Up to ten translation fellows will be selected to receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete book length projects in yiddish translation.
Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center is a repository for historic works of literature and art, and it hosts various educational and cultural programs throughout the year to share them with others. Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum foundation and by yiddish book center. 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. The yiddish book center is the perfect place for family simkhes celebrations, conferences, and community functions. Yiddishbookcenter yiddish book center free listening on. Yiddish book center bibliographer david mazower reveals the story behind three exquisite limitededition art books. The award recognizes the yiddish book center s ongoing efforts to raise the profile of literature in translation, to train and mentor a new generation of yiddish translators, and to bring. The yiddish book centers podcasts include conversations with jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to yiddish language, literature, and culture. Keep your balance and concentration juggling these bean bag matzah balls. The centers work is intellectually and emtionally inspiring.
The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to. The translation fellowship program is part of the center s larger translation initiative to train and mentor a new generation of yiddish translators and publish newly translated works. He also directs the new sephardic studies digital library and museum, which, inspired by the yiddish book center, seeks to collect, digitize, and make accessible ladino literature as well as other artifacts pertaining to the sephardic experience. With the help of a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities, the yiddish book center in. The website of the yiddish book center is made possible through the support of walter, arnee, sarah, and aaron winshall. About the yiddish book center yiddish book center store.
The yizkor book collection is a joint project by the yiddish book center and new york public library. We offer fellowships and courses for high school students, college students. Feel free to browse our store, but be aware that the shopping cart is disabled. The screening was followed by a discussion with codirector of the film, christa whitney, and yiddish language instructor at u. In the next episode of the yiddish book club podcast we are going to talk about the text of the play with fellow yiddish experts michael wex and faith jones. Learn how to juggle with the included instructions, sure to provide hours of passover fun.
It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10 consortium. The yiddish book center, a cultural and educational center, library, and museum that aims to broaden awareness of and accessibility to yiddish and modern jewish. First name last name email address zip code if applicable. 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. Yiddish books by women in english translation poetry hayah rahel andres. 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.
Led and curated by top scholars, contemporary writers, and cultural commentators, these programs inspire deep engagement with a range of surprisingand sometimes challengingworks of modern jewish literature. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. Support the yiddish book center yiddish book center. Home the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher.
Features books and gifts related to yiddish language and culture. Yiddish book center launches decade of discovery to mark. 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. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. Yiddish book center educational organizations museums. The sami rohr library of recorded yiddish books is a collection of yiddish books and short stories read aloud by native speakers, recorded in the 1980s and 90s at the jewish public library of montreal. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center, amherst, massachusetts. Yiddish book center museum day smithsonian magazine. Catalogs, yiddish literature bibliography catalogs more results fetching more results next page posts by yiddish book center. 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. Some great jewish podcast recommendationsincluding the yiddish book.
Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Translations also appear in journals such as bridges, in geveb, pakn treger, and on the yiddish book centers website. Shaker libraries branch partners with yiddish book center. Cultural encounters, were featuring a podcast with faith jones about her work translating the experimental yiddish poet celia dropkin, a dadaist sound poem about coney island from the late 1930s, and an article about. Published in lodz in 1921, they were handcolored by ida broyner, ester karp and dina matus a trio of young jewish women artists fresh out of art school and today all but unknown. Digital yiddish library the steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. Stream tracks and playlists from yiddishbookcenter on your desktop or mobile device. The yiddish book centers great jewish books programs introduce participants to the depth and breadth of modern jewish literature. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator.
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