The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for the. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for. Here at the national yiddish book center, we can hear the rumble of heavy equipment and the pounding of hammers as workers create the kaplen family building for our new school. 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. Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center safeguards a collection of 1. See who you know at national yiddish theatre folksbiene, leverage your professional network, and. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know.
Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum foundation and by yiddish book center members. Up to ten translation fellows will be selected to receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete booklength projects in yiddish translation. Jewish presence in eastern europe, 20042012 will be in the yiddish book centers brechner gallery through october 15, 2017. Youll find accounts of a trip to collect the donated library of a yiddish author. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. Skip to main content help sustain online resources and virtual communities that are vital in this time of isolation and uncertainty.
Memory, migration, and the making of an american family, a selection of postcards and other historical materials curated by patricia klindienst, explores. Abstract sarah gordon lead singer for yiddish princess, a brooklynbased yiddish language rock band, and daughter of yiddish singer adrienne cooper was interviewed by christa whitney on august 25, 2011 at klezkanada in the laurentian mountains of canada. Home the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher. The cultural village includes the national yiddish book center, the eric carle museum of picture book art and the hitchcock. 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. Harriett beecher stowe center visitor experience weve rebranded the museum identity. 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.
Beyle, who was recognized as a heritage fellow by the national endowment for. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization that works 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. Gabriel weinreich oral history interview, interviewed by christa whitney, yiddish book centers wexler oral history project, chelsea, mi, march 27, 20. Yiddish book center receives major neh grant for oral history.
Jan 14, 2014 on view at the yiddish book center in amherst, ma, now through march 2014, is an upclose look at the lifework of a jewish immigrant couple in the early 1900s. A sweeping, gloriously illustrated celebration of 1,600 years of irish art and architecture. This 45minute tour takes the visitor through the yiddish book centers museum exhibits and allows them to. 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. In the yiddish book centers kindervinkl childrens corner, threeyearold eli dons a white apron and begins whipping up an imaginary meal. 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 countries as distant as australia, china and japan. View gabriel hamilton s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Catherine madsen, the yiddish book centers bibliographer, located a citation for the book in the yivo institute for jewish researchs online catalogue. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. 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. 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. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything.
Email march update from the yiddish book center yiddish. Hampshire college is a private liberal arts college in amherst, massachusetts. In other words, he was in some way created to be an avenging angel. Theres evidence that alexander hamilton was jewish andrew porwancher says the founding father was born and raised a jew because hamiltons mother was not buried in a christian cemetery, and hamilton attended a jewish day school. The audiobook other of the jewish short stories from eastern europe and beyond by national yiddish book center, lauren bacall, claire bloom, elliott.
The national yiddish book center pays people to translate a small number of yiddish books each year. Abstract sarah gordon lead singer for yiddish princess, a brooklynbased yiddishlanguage rock band, and daughter of yiddish singer adrienne cooper was interviewed by christa whitney on august 25, 2011 at klezkanada in the laurentian mountains of canada. Gabriel hamilton, were getting ready to attend the ajl conference in florida. The artist and her legacy, a fortyminute documentary film about beloved yiddish poet, artist, and activist beyle schaechtergottesman, zl. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10. Until recently, 15 of these books have been available and sold through the national yiddish book center. Yiddish literature has been savedthese books were literally in dumpsters and rotting ion basements. The national yiddish book center in amherst, ma recommends the following chanukka books for kids hanukkah around the world by lehmanwilzig, tami. Anne turner faculty of arts internship office mcgill university anne. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to. In the talmud sanhedrin 95b, god sends gabriel to smite the assyrians, and gabriel replies that his sword has been sharpened since the six days of creation. 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. When yiddish theater gave broadway a run for its gelt long before fiddler on the roof revivals, from the late 19th century to the 1940s, new york was the cultural center for yiddishlanguage. 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.
When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. On view at the yiddish book center in amherst, ma, now through march 2014, is an upclose look at the lifework of a jewish immigrant couple in the early 1900s. Jewish short stories from eastern europe and beyond by. Countering fascism in lithuania, latvia, estonia, hungary, ukraine. Theres evidence that alexander hamilton was jewish the. Dec 05, 2009 the national yiddish book center in amherst, ma recommends the following chanukka books for kids. Michael gurevitch, beth hakenewerth, mac hamilton, mayrena hansen, kathi.
The steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. Aug 09, 2014 the national yiddish book center pays people to translate a small number of yiddish books each year. Art and architecture of ireland yale university press. Explore our digital yiddish library of more than 11,000 titles, and our diverse collections, including contemporary oral histories, lectures, yiddish audiobooks, and more. 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. The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. In five handsome, deeply researched volumes, art and architecture of ireland provides an authoritative and fully illustrated account of the art and architecture of ireland from the early middle ages to the end of the 20th century. Awards and higher degrees the national science foundation publishes a census of u.
A special collaboration with the national yiddish book center amherst, ma 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 yiddish theater gave broadway a run for its gelt the. Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. 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 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. Video recording, url of interview date accessed controlledthemes. Sarah gordon 25august2011 yiddish book center internet archive. At that time aaron described the establishment of a project to preserve forever books in yiddishthe steven spielberg digital yiddish library. Ira wagner, gabriel weinreich, elsa weintraub, rachel weitz, andrej werner. National yiddish book center logo jewish womens archive. The yiddish book center s wexler oral history project is excited to present beyle. Duties include interpretation and data entry of 5151 cote ste.
View gabriel hamiltons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Screenings of beyle are taking place around the country and abroad. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, has received a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities to support its wexler oral history project, a. Director, wexler oral history project at national yiddish book center. National yiddish book center nybc defending history. Feel free to browse our store, but be aware that the shopping cart is disabled. 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. 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. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover gabriel s. See who you know at national yiddish theatre folksbiene, leverage your professional network, and get hired.
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. Breaking new ground watch the progress on our planned. In the pseudepigraphal book of enoch, gabriel is an avenging angel, sent to incite sinners into war. 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 artist and her legacy a film yiddish book center. Until recently, 15 of these books have been available and. When yiddish theater gave broadway a run for its gelt. Learn about working at national yiddish theatre folksbiene. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. Yiddish book center receives major neh grant for oral. National yiddish book center inc guidestar profile. Mar 11, 2016 when yiddish theater gave broadway a run for its gelt long before fiddler on the roof revivals, from the late 19th century to the 1940s, new york was the cultural center for yiddishlanguage.
The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, has received a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities to support its wexler oral history project, a growing collection of. The yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by aaron lansky, then a twentyfouryearold graduate student of yiddish literature and now the centers president. Abraham lichtenbaum 31july2012 yiddish book center. I came to the nybc in may of 1999, just as our president, aaron lansky, and director of the digitization project, gabriel hamilton, were getting ready to attend the ajl conference in florida. Apr 19, 2018 theres evidence that alexander hamilton was jewish andrew porwancher says the founding father was born and raised a jew because hamiltons mother was not buried in a christian cemetery, and hamilton attended a jewish day school.