Watch a bridge of books, sam balls awardwinning documentary about the yiddish. They are a window on the past thousand years of jewish history, a precursor. Yiddish book center gifts yiddish book center store. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. Yiddish book center in amherst yiddish book center 1021. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at national yiddish book center. The 9th annual yidstock takes placerain or shinejuly 912. 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 yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization that works to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and p. She has studied yiddish around the world at a number of different institutions, including the centre for yiddish culture in warsaw, the vilnius yiddish institute in lithuania, and the yiddish book center in amherst. The center is filled with displays and programs to make the story of this literature accessible to the estimated 99 percent of visitors who dont read yiddish, but perhaps its most important and exciting work is its effort to give these books new voice. She holds a masters degree in jewish education from the jewish theological seminary. This is the national yiddish book center company profile. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy.
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. The million books recovered by the yiddish book center represent jews first sustained literary and cultural encounter with the modern world. How these matches are made today would startle abraham and sara or would it. Jewish presence in eastern europe, 20042012 will be in the yiddish book centers brechner gallery through october 15, 2017. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to.
The center s work is intellectually and emtionally inspiring. Robert wahler was interviewed by pauline katz on august 7, 2011 at the yiddish book center in amherst, ma. Directions and hours can be found in our visit section. Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center safeguards a collection of 1. 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.
For general inquiries, call us at 42564900 or email us at email protected or by using the form below. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts, united states, is a cultural. The yiddish book center is a beautiful place architectuarlly and spiritually. The national yiddish book center in amherst, ma recommends the following chanukka books for kids hanukkah around the world by lehmanwilzig, tami. Due to the coronavirus covid19 health crisis events listed on this website may be canceled or postponed, please refer to the event organizers website for possible schedule changes. 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.
National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. The yiddish book center local treasure new england today. We offer a yearround schedule of educational programs where students of all ages can learn yiddish and explore modern jewish history, literature, and culture. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. 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. Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum foundation and by yiddish book center members.
In 1973, a group of students helped to organize one of the earliest college course on the holocaust, thinking the unthinkable. 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. Robert wahler begins his interview by going over his family history. National yiddish book center hosts a wide variet of events. The yiddish book center is a vibrant, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. Yiddish book center harry and jeanette weinberg building 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 phone. 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 continued.
The yiddish book center works to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and open up their content to the world. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. A schmear this word is of yiddish origins and is believed to be derived from the root for smear or grease. Beginning with his maternal relatives, robert narrates how his greatgrandfather came to the united states in the late 1800s from russia. Film make me a match have i got a nice jewish girlboy for you. As of september 2012, vaisman is both director of the yiddish language institute at the book center and adjunct assistant professor of yiddish at hampshire. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center.
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. In 2014, the yiddish book center was awarded a national medal for. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10 consortium. 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. The national yiddish book center a global treasure. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything local. The judaic and near eastern studies department offers the two required introductory courses for the major judaic studies majors must complete judaic 101 and 102. The academic study of jewish history, literature, and culture goes back to the early years of the college. The national yiddish book center artsboston calendar.
While the traditional schmear is made from plain cream cheese, it is not uncommon to find cream cheeses blended with ingredients like onions, capers, herbs, pickles, fruit, peppers, and other ingredients to create a flavored schmear. 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 a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. 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. Students are encouraged to take these introductory courses at umass, but they can be fulfilled with equivalent courses offered through the five college consortium, upon the academic advisors permission. It is a light and airy structure that recalls a wooden synagogue in one of eastern europes. Until recently, 15 of these books have been available and. Gregory firman is an amherst, massachusettsbased psychiatrist and a member of the yiddish book center.
Yiddish book center, yidstock explore western mass. View all hotels near yiddish book center on tripadvisor. Gregory firman, psychiatrist, was interviewed by lesley yalen on november 12, 2012 at the yiddish book center in amherst, 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. 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. The yiddish book center is located at 1021 west st.
Yiddish book center store 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 42564900 ext. The festival of new yiddish music brings the best in klezmer and new yiddish music to the stage at the yiddish book center. Visit yiddish book center on your trip to amherst or. Features books and gifts related to yiddish language and culture. The national yiddish book centers headquarters is on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, mass. 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. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know.
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