Yidstock 2020 will bring the best in klezmer and new yiddish music to the stage at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. Find cheap deals and discount rates among them that best fit your budget. National yiddish book center university of massachusetts. The shmooze, the yiddish book centers podcast on apple. Once you arrive on campus, follow signs to the yiddish book center. Brown paper tickets the fairtrade ticketing company. To learn more about the yiddish book center s wexler oral history project, visit.
To learn more about the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project, visit. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10 consortium. Support the yiddish book center yiddish book center. Yiddish book centers shift makes many uneasy the boston globe. National yiddish book center 1021 west st amherst ma 01002. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts, united states, is a cultural. Watch a bridge of books, sam balls awardwinning documentary about the.
Literary museums of massachusetts massachusetts center for. Abstract adi mahalel, lecturer of yiddish studies at the university of maryland, was interviewed by christa whitney on december 15, 20, at the association for jewish studies conference in boston, massachusetts. Beginning with the centers 40th anniversary in 2020, and continuing for each of the next ten years, the center will select an annual theme. Sophia shoulson, the yiddish book centers 20192020 richard s. South african native claudia braude visits with aaron lansky to discuss the rich and largely untold history of south african jewish culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. 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. 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.
Our priority now is to advance knowledge of the content and literary and cultural progeny of the books weve saved. Stream tracks and playlists from yiddish book center audio on your desktop or mobile device. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come, the story of a lesserknown hero, aaron lansky. Amherst conducting a tour of the national yiddish book center, aaron lanksy, the centers founder and president, had much to show off. When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. The focus of my article is a unique place, the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, which connects yiddish culture with the american one, the experience of the holocaust with the.
The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover. The yiddish book center is located on the grounds of hampshire college, amherst, ma. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center home. Whitney director, wexler oral history project at national yiddish book center springfield, massachusetts area 408 connections. Sylvia fuchs, an amherst resident born in harlem, ny in 1914, was interviewed by lynn yanis on october 25, 20 in amherst, massachusetts. Main exhibit area, with childrens corner, foreground, and yiddish literature on shelves, background. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center, amherst, massachusetts. The yiddish book center local treasure new england today. 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. Hampshire college offered a 10acre site on its campus. Amherst though the yiddish book centers building is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization is offering a robust lineup of virtual public programs, which will be broadly accessible through facebook and zoom and posted on the centers website.
The shmooze, the yiddish book centers podcast on apple podcasts. The centers building is closed due to the covid19 emergency, but our. We offer a yearround schedule of films, talks, concerts, family programs, and. Episode 0253 april 8, 2020 yiddish book center amherst, massachusetts. The festival of new yiddish music has been cancelled due to the covid19 emergency. Jan 14, 2011 amherst conducting a tour of the national yiddish book center, aaron lanksy, the centers founder and president, had much to show off. The yiddish book center works to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and open up their content to the world. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. Check out yiddish book center hotel properties using interactive tools which allow you view hotel rooms, common areas and key features.
Saving a million yiddish books was just the beginning. Stacy innerst presents the story of the man who founded the national yiddish book center, and describes the worldwide effort he currently leads to collect unwanted yiddish books and save the yiddish language from. 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. More than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or. A macarthur genius grant recipient and the founder of the yiddish book center, he almost singlehandedly saved yiddish books. This page features brief clips from the centers extensive audio library. When people come to the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, they gaze at the volumes and say, who ever knew such a literature existed.
How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come is a childrens picture book written by sue macy and illustrated by stacy innerst. We offer a yearround schedule of educational programs where students of all. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. May 07, 2020 sophia shoulson, the yiddish book centers 20192020 richard s.
The festival of new yiddish music brings the best in klezmer and new yiddish music to the stage at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. Celebrating forty years of book rescue, digitization, translation, educational programs. Restaurants near yiddish book center, amherst on tripadvisor. This studio took on the role of introducing the students to a culture and in turn designing a garden that is respon. Yiddish book center, 1021 west st, amherst, ma 2020. Adi mahalel 15december20 yiddish book center internet archive. Yiddish book rescuer wins genius grant mass moments. And the grant helped the yiddish book center build a permanent home of its own. Save on popular hotels near yiddish book center, springfield. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to t.
National yiddish book centers yiddish writers garden. Apr 23, 2020 this wonderful podcast from the yiddish book center out of amherst, massachusetts is a weekly visit to the center where one meets the people and projects surrounding their work to rescue, disseminate, digitize, translate, and innovate in telling the yiddish and jewish story with their collection of over a million yiddish books. National yiddish book center 1021 west st amherst, ma. In addition to yiddish texts, the center houses permanent and temporary displays, which range. She is also a twotime alumna of the yiddish book centers steiner summer yiddish program, and a former yiddish book center fellow. Text and illustration meld beautifully in sue macy and stacy innersts the book rescuer. Amherst, mathough the yiddish book centers building is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization is offering a robust lineup of virtual public programs, which will be broadly accessible through facebook and zoom and posted on the centers. Browse expedias selection of 244 hotels and places to stay closest to yiddish book center. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. If you have purchased tickets, we will be in contact with you directly about the cancellation via email. The yiddish book center has received the 2020 london book fairs international excellence award for literary translation initiative.
The studio was comprised of second year graduate students, many of whom where unfamiliar, as much of the general population, with the yiddish culture. Contributors the yiddish book centers great jewish books. 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 s wexler oral history project is a growing collection of indepth interviews about. In the heart of western massachusetts, museums10 is a dynamic collaborative of 10 museums that inspire, engage and enrich their. Yiddish book center in amherst yiddish book center 1021. Amherst, mathough the yiddish book centers building is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization is offering a robust lineup of virtual public programs, which will be broadly accessible through facebook and zoom and posted on the centers website. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10. Yiddish book center goes online with virtual public. The national yiddish book center on the campus of hampshire college has been open since 1997, a facility open to the public to encourage exploration of yiddish culture and modern jewish literature. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy.
Herman fellow and a senior fellow working in bibliography, joins us to talk about how shes been using yiddish ocr for her research and some of the amazing finds shes made. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. 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. 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. The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. Yiddish book center award from london book fair jewish ledger. Abstract the focus of my article is a unique place, the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, which connects yiddish culture with the american one, the experience of the holocaust with the descendants of the survivors, and a modern idea of jewishness with the context of american postmodernity.
The center is housed in a building designed to look like a 19thcentury shtetl, iconic jewish towns in eastern europe. It is a biographical children picture book about one young man seeks out a unique collection of yiddish books to preserve them and their lost world. The yiddish book centers wexler oral history project is a. Yiddish book center audio free listening on soundcloud. The centers museum and visitors center is open sunday to friday, 10 a. Restaurants near yiddish book center, amherst, massachusetts.
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