Emma morgenstern, intern with the yiddish book centers steiner summer internship program, was interviewed by nora feinstein on july 22, 2010 at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. 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. Center for jewish history employment opportunities. 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. Opportunities for indiana university jewish studies students. This is a whollyfunded internship to study yiddish language, literature, history, and culture, and to a explore a research or translation project. We at tanger hillel promote a warm, welcoming atmosphere that encourages students to take active roles within the organization. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10. We bring you internship, job and networking opportunities of all kinds. Fellowships, postdocs, and other opportunities nelc. The creative process was celebrated throughout the week and it was a great. We at tanger hillel promote a warm, welcoming atmosphere that encourages. The jewish board offers students exciting opportunities to help us provide health and human services for all new yorkers.
Yiddish book center fellowship program in usa, 2020. Study and travel opportunities jewish studies ithaca college. Women of valor see the exhibit on gertrude weil, made possible by a group of smith alumnae, on the women of valor website, which features stories of 16 trailblazing jewish women. Careers in romance languages and cultures a major or minor in romance languages and cultures can lead to a variety of national and international careers including government, the culinary arts, academics, nongovernmental organizations, banking, fashion, and film. Yiddish book center fellows spend a year as fulltime staff members, learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the centers major projects. A software program that reads yiddish new england public. Since the colleges founding, students have been required to engage in some form of. Internships are available at the jewish board for fall and spring semesters. The international programs office has a variety of study abroad agreements with universities across germany.
The sevenweek steiner summer yiddish program offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in yiddish language and culture. About 65 miles outside of new york city, the yiddish farm in goshen, new york, offers a twoweek summer program, but also offers shorterterm volunteering and learning. Borns administrative internship in jewish studies 34. Steiner students take yiddish language and culture classes and work on yiddish book center projects. Nora grew up in a reform jewish family in baltimore, maryland and participated in reform jewish life. Finding internships finding jobs resources by major. Therefore, nelc encourages our graduate and undergraduate students to compete for external funding from institutions, foundations, and governmental agencies. The yiddish book center is seeking a residential assistant proficient in yiddish to facilitate a fun and intellectually stimulating yiddishspeaking environment for eighteen college students and assist with the daily operations of an intensive summer program in yiddish language and culture. Jacob kronhill program in yiddish language and culture yiddish winter intensive at monash university melbourne, australia email protected, email protected dates. Program costs, location, housing, and transportation. Yiddish book center store 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 42564900 ext. Yiddish summer programs 2019 looking to improve your yiddish this summer.
National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. Yiddish book center the steiner summer program new york yivo institute for jewish research new. July 1, june 1 for international and crossinstitutional students cost. Students are encouraged to bring their musical instruments with them. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. The interviews in our growing collection are conducted in yiddish andor english with narrators. 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. The story of one hundred years of jewish history told through the windows of the green park, a glamorous kosher hotel that opened in 1943 on the british riviera.
This is the national yiddish book center company profile. Jewish presence in eastern europe, 20042012 will be in the yiddish book centers brechner gallery through october 15, 2017. The yiddish book center fellowship program offers recent college graduates a yearlong professional experience in yiddish language and jewish cultural work. Study and travel opportunities jewish studies ithaca. A twoweek summer program, or shorterterm volunteering. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. There are options all over the world, from traditional classroombased programs to music festivals, and everything in between and weve done the research so you dont have to.
This upcoming summer, the center for jewish history, is offering enriching internships across its development, finance, and digital services divisions. International opportunities german and scandinavian studies. Lansky is founder and president of the national yiddish book center. Six undergraduate college credits will be available through the university of massachusetts. Teaching yiddish in a summer yiddish program, in geveb, november, 2017.
This legendary jewish hotel was the ultimate holiday destination for more than forty years, and its history provides a rare and. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, is now accepting applications for two education programs for college students and recent graduates. Internships for college students and recent graduates. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts is now accepting applications for the 2020 steiner summer yiddish program, running may 31july 17, 2020 in the steiner summer yiddish program, undergraduate and. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Umass amherst has shifted to remote delivery of all instruction, having suspended inperson classes, including laboratory, studio, capstone and graduate courses, until the end of the semester. Volunteers should be comfortable working with groups, speaking with visitors, using a cash register, and should have an interest in yiddish culture. Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. Abby howell learned to speak yiddish while she was a student at the university of texas at austin, and continued her study at the national yiddish book centers summer internship program, at yivos intensive weinreich summer program in new york, and at the boston workers circle. Stipends that cover costs such as food as well as free housing available to participants in the yiddish book centers internship program.
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. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Jewish studies students may apply for the robert a. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything local. From databases to fairs, from presentations by employers to alumni events, keep track of your possibilities with the calendar and with handshake. Dept of jewish studies 12 college avenue new brunswick, nj 08901 8489322033. The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur. Steiner summer yiddish program 2020 hannounce hnet.
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. In addition to their internship hours, students are required to prepare a report, paper, or other project related to the nature of the internship, working with a faculty advisor with the approval of the departments undergraduate director. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts is now accepting applications for the 2020 steiner summer yiddish program, running may 31july 17, 2020. The yiddish book center works to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating and disseminating yiddish books and presenting educational programs. The new home of the national yiddish book center 1994. Careers in romance languages and cultures mount holyoke. This incredible program, sponsored by pj library, was a journey of soulful explorations, academic discussions, and emotionfilled writing workshops. This year were also including in our list informal yiddishrelated retreats as well as yiddish music and culture festivals and learning opportunities.
The steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. Study abroad, internships, and research placements in germany istep will work with you to identify international opportunities that are best suited to your language abilities, experience, and your specific stem field. We offer internships for college students and recent graduates during the academic year and summers. Shrayber volunteer field processor positions internships. I recently returned from a week at the yiddish book center as a participant in the tent program for childrens writers and illustrators. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at national yiddish book center. Yiddish book center gifts yiddish book center store. Apply to translatorinterpreter, interpreter, freelancer and more. Applicants should have a strong background in jewish studies or related fields, and a working knowledge of the yiddish language. Find yiddish book center scholarships to finance your study abroad.
Applications are now open for the yiddish book centers 20202021 fellowship program. Nora feinstein, 2010 participant in the steiner summer yiddish program at the yiddish book center, was interviewed by emma morgenstern on july 23, 2010 at the yiddish book center. The story of one hundred years of jewish history told through the windows of the green park, a glamorous kosher. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. Stipends are available to participants in the yiddish book centers internship program.
Summer programs in archaeology or in hebrew language at the university of. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit institution, and its programs are. About the yiddish book center yiddish book center store. Guest post by barbara bietz report on 2018 tentjewish. Interns work at the yiddish book center, adjacent to the hampshire college campus.
The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. The center offers the steiner summer internship program for college students, a tuitionfree sevenweek immersion in yiddish culture as well as a paid fellowship program that brings talented young college graduates who are passionate about yiddish language and culture to spend a year as fulltime book center staff. There are over 32 yiddish careers waiting for you to apply. Since 2010, the yiddish book center s wexler oral history project has recorded more than 900 indepth video interviews that provide a deeper understanding of the jewish experience and the legacy and changing nature of yiddish language and culture.
National yiddish book center 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. Yiddish guest lectures, conversation classes, evening concerts, and excursions to local sites of yiddish culture. Interns will have the opportunity to gain knowledge from professionals in their respective fields of interest. Msw and bsw students must contact their school field placement offices to apply. 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. Outgoing, motivated, and inspired students from all walks of life are, and always have been, the foundation of tanger hillels success throughout the years. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. Amber clooney of the yiddish book center demonstrates the current limitations of searching yiddish online books.
For this assignment, i decided to listen to a few episodes from the schmooze, the yiddish book centers podcast, which aims to display. Visit the yiddish book center and enter a lebedike velt, a lively world of jewish culture. Borns jewish studies administrative internship, a professional apprenticeship that includes assisting with recruiting students, alumni relations, and career support for current students. In accordance with the governors emergency order, only onsite personnel should report to campus, unless contacted by a supervisor. The lowstress way to find your next yiddish job opportunity is on simplyhired. Students study the yiddish language, the jewish culture and history of central and eastern europe and america, pursue a research or translation project, and delve into the yiddish book centers comprehensive collection of yiddish literature. 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. International opportunities german and scandinavian. The summer yiddish program at the national yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. 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. Supported by 30,000 members, we are now the largest and fastestgrowing jewish cultural organization in america. 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 the steiner summer yiddish program, undergraduate and graduate students ages 1826. July 826 exact dates tbd, depending on yiddish level application deadline.
Fellows spend a year as fulltime staff members, learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the centers major projects, working closely with colleagues and supervisors. January 2016 page 41 museum studies at tufts university. Interns will have the opportunity to gain knowledge from professionals in. For bachelors, masters and phds, in any field of study. There are several ways to be a part of the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project. The yiddish book centers wexler oral history project seeks an experienced and committed fulltime oral history digital collection assistant to provide onsite technical support for the ongoing processing of the wexler oral history projects rapidly expanding digital collection of one to twohour indepth oral history interviews about. Of course theres only so much you can learn from a list like this one, which gives only ataglance information for comparisons sake, so weve also included links after each program. Yiddish internship at the national yiddish book center the national yiddish book center, in amherst, massachusetts, is now accepting applications for its summer program. Yiddishlanguage specialist intern for the yiddish book.
When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. This 45minute tour takes the visitor through the yiddish book centers museum exhibits and allows them to. Yiddish summer programs 2019 international yiddish center. Many nonharvard fellowships, scholarships and awards are available.
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