The yiddish book center s repository if you cant make it here in person, contact david mazower, the center s bibliographer, at email protected or 42564900, ext. 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. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Velvel pasternak was interviewed by hankus netsky on august 15, 2011 at his home in new york. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire.
The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. Below are yiddish books by women translated into english in book form, arranged by genre. Yiddish book center gifts yiddish book center store. Buy a yiddish book fill out your contact information and comments to order a copy of the yiddish book in the form below. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know. When yiddish theater gave broadway a run for its gelt. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy. 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. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture.
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. Meet our yiddish instructors the workers circle the. This page features brief clips from the centers extensive audio library. The steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. The dictionary of popular yiddish words, phrases and. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yi. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. Stream tracks and playlists from yiddishbookcenter on your desktop or mobile device. The yizkor book collection is a joint project by the yiddish book center and new york public library. The noah cotsen library of yiddish childrens literature comprises 800 titles, including works by major yiddish writers and yiddish translations of classics.
National yiddish book center, cultural institution dedicated to collecting and distributing endangered yiddish books and, through programs and education, opening up their contents to new readers. 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. He joined the workers circle staff in 1993, and has been developing curricula and leading classes for workers circle students of all ages ever since. The steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 1 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. One alumnus of that course, coorganizer aaron lansky, went on to found the national yiddish book center, now the worlds largest collection of yiddish books and located adjacent to the hampshire campus.
Compiled, edited and arranged by velvel pasternak, the big jewish songbook, is a veritable treasure trove of 265 popula. 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. This 45minute tour takes the visitor through the yiddish book centers museum exhibits and allows them to. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts is now accepting applications for the 2020 steiner summer yiddish program, running may 31july 17, 2020. National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. The dictionary of popular yiddish words, phrases and proverbs kogos, fred on. 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. Velvel pasternak, musicologist and major publisher of jewish music, talks about jewish music. Kolya borodulin is the director of yiddish programming at the workers circle kolya has been teaching yiddish since 1988, just three months after he began learning the language himself. 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. Yiddish book center store 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 42564900 ext.
Our educational programs include graduate fellowships and courses for high. Directions and hours can be found in our visit section. If you have questions about the collection or your order, please contact david mazower at email protected. Shop the yiddish book center museum store for curated jewish literature and yiddishrelated gifts. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Yiddish book center audio free listening on soundcloud. 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 located at 1021 west st. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10 consortium. The yiddish book center offers a range of programs and resources for current and. Based on a score of 100, charity navigator rated the yiddish book center 79. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. 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. Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center safeguards a collection of 1.
A transliterated guide to the yiddish language galvin, herman, tamarkin, stan 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. Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum. Yiddish book centers wexler oral history project interview with velvel pasternak. Yiddishbookcenter yiddish book center free listening. Visitors to the yiddish book center can purchase books from the shelves of the large repository at the heart of our building. Created by teachers for teachers, the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher resources is an evergrowing collection of textual, audio, and visual materials designed to support those who want to teach modern jewish literature and culture at secondary schools, universities, and elsewhere. We never envisioned the yiddish book center as a genizah, a static storehouse for old books.
Part of the yiddish book centers online lecture series sholem aleichem. Buy cheap yiddish books online yiddish book rentals. Discover the whole of yiddish literature and its writers learn about yiddish language encounter the stories of three immigrant families told through words, pictures, and artifacts experience the world of rural jews in 19121914. 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. For more information please visit the yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to t. Students of jewish studies may focus on a specific aspect of. Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme around which we will. 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. Read the books online or download them, free of charge. The burning child creates a psychic mapping of vienna through an exploration of its architectural interiors, set against the backdrop of austrias troubled past. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. 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. Contact the yiddish book center for information about reprint copies of these books. In 1973, a group of students helped to organize the nations first college course on the holocaust, thinking the unthinkable.
The dictionary of popular yiddish words, phrases and proverbs. The yiddish book center is a vibrant, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. A weeklong yiddish language and culture course for adult learners. 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. The national yiddish book centers headquarters is on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, mass. Stream tracks and playlists from yiddish book center audio on your desktop or mobile device. The million books recovered by the yiddish book center represent jews first. Volunteers should be comfortable working with groups, speaking with visitors, using a cash register, and should have an interest in yiddish culture.
The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for. National yiddish book centernational yiddish book center, cultural institution dedicated to collecting and distributing endangered yiddish books and, through programs and education, opening up their contents to new readers. Up to ten translation fellows will be selected to receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete booklength projects in yiddish translation. These books are scanned from the new york public librarys yizkor book collection. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. About this site the yiddish book centers great jewish. Visitor programs welcomed approximately 10,000 visitors and offered permanent and traveling exhibitions and interpretive tours. The program is tuitionfree and limited housing subsidies are available for beginner students who demonstrate a financial need. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. In the great jewish books summer program, high school students read. When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. Translations also appear in journals such as bridges, in geveb, pakn treger, and on the yiddish book centers website. Rather, our goal from the outset was to place old volumes into the. Read on for more information about the family who donated the volumes and the significance of this special addition to the yiddish book centers collection.
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