Nov 10, 1996 the national yiddish book center was started 16 years ago to salvage a vanishing language no longer taught in most jewish communities and spoken mostly by the very old. Jan 11, 2012 a selfsupporting yiddish cultural society that met mostly at the cooperman jcc in west orange but occasionally at the whippany campus, it petered out in the last few years. Jun 16, 1997 national yiddish book center opens in amherst, mass, on campus of hampshire college. He studied anthropology at umass, yiddish language and literature at the oxford programme in yiddish, and jewish education at hebrew college. Bassin donated 495 volumes to the york college library, most of which were written in either hebrew or yiddish, with some also in aramaic. Maureen turner associate director for marketing and. This jewish boston bookseller wants to help you spruce up. The national yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish books and share their content with the world. Media in category yiddish book center the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Shea to perform heines lyrical intermezzo ii office of. Susan bronson executive director national yiddish book. In 2014, the yiddish book center was awarded a national medal for museums and. The centers young staff surpassed that number in six months and went.
Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Archival recordings 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. National yiddish book center opens in amherst, mass, on campus of hampshire college. Managed the yiddish book center s major social media profiles, developing content as well as strategies to effectively engage with core. In 2014, the yiddish book center was awarded a national medal for. Carole renard neh oral history project coordinator. The center s young staff surpassed that number in six months and went on to recover more than a million volumessome lovingly handed to them by their original owners, others rescued at the last minute from demolition sites and dumpsters. Many of the titles are multivolume, including two talmuds. Apr 15, 2019 a free inside look at national yiddish book center salary trends based on 4 salaries wages for 4 jobs at national yiddish book center. As part of the celebration, children from local hebrew and day schools will perform yiddish songs together with miller, a cabaret singer who participates in and coordinates the ys annual summer concert series. Melissa bowden communications and marketing coordinator. Abstract annie anye kaufman, patternmaker and staff member at yugntruf, was interviewed by pauline katz on march 15, 2011 at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts.
Today mickey greenblatt is back with another good one. I met somebody there who later got me involved in the jewish peoples philharmonic chorus, which has been in existence since 1923. The organization has received 3, 2 and 1 stars in the past. National yiddish book center has been rated by charity navigator for 16 years and receives 3 out of 4 stars. Since 2009, weve made more than 11,000 titles available online in our steven spielberg digital yiddish library. The national yiddish book center is far more than a repository for rare books. The groups first meeting featured aaron lansky, founder and president of the national yiddish book center in amherst, mass. Both our nursing centers are medicare and medicaidcertified and provide shortterm rehabilitation and longterm care in wellappointed private or semiprivate rooms. Sep 27, 2011 visiting nurses association charles l. Az databases university libraries at yeshiva university. A yiddish book center summer course changed my life youtube.
National yiddish book center university of massachusetts, amherst. Yiddish book center 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 tel. The folkie and the yiddishist could be friends the. The centers young staff surpassed that number in six months and went on to recover more th. He held fellowships at the max weinreich center of the yivo institute for jewish research and at hebrew university in jerusalem. The book center made the hampshire college campus its permanent home in 1997, with a warehouse in holyoke. Rating for national yiddish book center charity navigator. The yiddish book center 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. Develop relationships with health care institutions and their employees to build the national association of pediatric nurse practitioners community as the group membership program coordinator. He has spent his adult life on the worthy cause of rescuing yiddish books and the related causes of rescuing yiddish literature and the very language itself. In addition to events at the colleges, the series features screenings at the national yiddish book center and the amherst cinema arts center, as part of the museums10 bookmarks series. Beit agnon in jerusalem offers digital access to a range of books, articles and. Book search may save yiddish from extinction orlando sentinel.
It looks like youre using internet explorer 11 or older. National yiddish book center february 2015 present 4 years 10 months. Admission is free and the center has staff and an orientation video to help familiarize you to the center. Miriam koral, yiddish language instructor and founding director of the california institute for yiddish culture and language, tells how signing up for a week. Faune albert, phd communications editor national yiddish. Jul 21, 1985 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the national yiddish book center, staff members planned a party and hoped for a crowd of 1,000. Beth dwoskin translation fellow national yiddish book. Yiddish book centers spielberg digital yiddish library. Her engaging persona and powerful performances helped keep yiddish culture alive by bringing it out of the shtetl and into mainstream american culture. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to. With echoes of the shtetl, a center for yiddish books in new. Annie anye kaufman 15march2011 yiddish book center. Mindl has a phd in comparative literature with an emphasis in jewish studies from the university of california.
Jewish endowment foundation 2011 annual report by nicole. The new home of the national yiddish book center aaron lansky. Hcc welcomes rachel rubinstein as first vp of academic and. The reading room was dedicated to aliza greenblatts memory. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. The centers young staff surpassed that number in six months and went on to recover more than a.
Directing, producing, editing, and animating short feature films about important yiddish figures, managing an. He was honorably discharged from the united states army, having served in the military police during the korean conflict. Get the jewish standard newsletter by email and never miss our top stories free sign up. In addition, we can provide you with used copies and reprints of most yiddish titles at nominal cost. Other books in hebrew and yiddish were added to the collection over the years, and the bassin collection of hebraica and yiddica is still shelved together in the librarys archive room as a special. National yiddish book center university of massachusetts amherst. National yiddish book center has a program expense percentage of 63. National yiddish book center, cultural institution dedicated to collecting and distributing endangered yiddish books and, through programs and.
The frances brandt online yiddish audio library contains lectures by and interviews with yiddish writers, recorded at the jewish. As we go to press, the national yiddish book center has just signed final papers for the purchase of 10 acres of land at the southeast corner of the campus of hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts. Faculty organize international conference on wroclaw. In true modernist style, the book features a rich interplay of image and text. In the mezzanine section of the yiddish book center i surfed the entire collection. Dec, 2012 national yiddish book center founder aaron lansky speaks at the center in amherst, mass. To korolenko, the jewish experience is not only a personal story, but also a metaphor of transcultural identity and ultimate otherness. Several faculty participated in an april 11 conference, wroclawbreslau. Yiddish immersion, for fun and parnosse new jersey. Psoy korolenko will perform new yiddish rap straight from the former soviet union on thursday, dec.
National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. After 50 years, rebecca levine bids zei gezunt to her. The yiddish languages literal and figurative rescuer. The organization works to advance knowledge of the content and literary and cultural progeny of the books weve save.
German filmmaker ulrike ottinger to attends screenings. Opened in 1997 and still expanding, the center is a trove of cultural treasures spanning nearly 1,000 years of jewish. Leading change, staff management, collection management, information literacy instruction, policy and procedures, and strategic planning. Ceoowner at above and beyond cleaning nursing student. Dec 23, 2010 lansky is the man who created the national yiddish book center in amherst, mass. National yiddish book center yiddish book center 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 tel. Tangentially through national yiddish book center in amherst, mass. Before coming to lga, he worked at the national yiddish book center helping preserve yiddish books and literature. Archival materials, books, pamhlets, broadsides jewish. Shea to perform heines lyrical intermezzo ii office. National yiddish book center inc guidestar profile. The national yiddish book center harry and jeanette weinberg building 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 phone.
As a board member and one of the first supporters of the national yiddish book center, in amherst, massachusetts, marjorie guthrie donated her mothers collection of firstedition books in yiddish to the center. Charity navigator programs for national yiddish book center. These grants will allow cultural organizations to retain staff to preserve and curate humanities collections, advance humanities research, and maintain buildings and core operations. The books belonged to his father, max bassin who was sometimes referred to as morris, moses, or moshe, and they contain a special bookplate. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover susans.
Additionally, professor leah garrett, inaugural director of the hunter center for jewish studies, was a finalist for the award in 2017 for her book. German filmmaker ulrike ottinger will attend the screenings of two of her films oct. National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. Email april update from the national yiddish book center. Yiddish class serves up mameloshn new jersey jewish news. Lectures, events, and public programs recorded at the yiddish book center. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of chrome, firefox, safari, and edge. Report this profile about a writer, storyteller, and teachermentor, i possess a diverse skillset and approach all that i do. Beckers widow, christine becker, will present the screenings. Yale to offer courses in yiddish to fulfill language. National yiddish book center interview questions glassdoor. My current project is a book length translation of short stories by the soviet later israeli writer shira gorshman, who examines jewish and soviet life through a gender and class lens. Yiddish is a connection to our past the pittsburgh.
In addition, participants can bring yiddish books for the national yiddish book center, which she will deliver on their behalf. Charity navigator irs data for national yiddish book center. Susan joined the yiddish book center staff in 2002, after working in the university of massachusetts advancement office. There is an admission charge at amherst cinema, but the smith college screening is.
Its another monday and time for another joke to start the week. View susan bronsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Picon performed on stage and in yiddish and hollywood films for jewish and nonjewish audiences around the world. Scholar to discuss contrasting holocaust diaries from lodz. Steiner summer yiddish program coordinator and education program assistant at national yiddish book center florence, ma. Poles, germans, jews and their city, held at the national yiddish book center at hampshire college. Keeping the yiddish book alive and healthy the new york times. Much to their surprise, 3,000 people came, some traveling by. The program will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of the germanjewish poet heinrich heine with the second part of a musical exploration of his works. Salaries posted anonymously by national yiddish book center employees. National yiddish book center receives 3 out of 4 stars from charity navigator. More than 10,000 of our titles are now available freeofcharge through the open content alliance. Ottinger will be present at screenings of the korean wedding chest at amherst cinema at 2 p.
He has taught at baltimore hebrew university, yeshiva university, the university of maryland, the national yiddish book center and the ramaz school in new york city. This 1929 anthology drips with the extravaganceand promiseof 1920s america. Sep 01, 2020 national yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire college in amherst, massachusetts, united states, is a cultural. Liz walber media coordinator northampton community.
Prior to that, she was associate director of the floridaisrael institute, working to enhance educational, business, and cultural exchanges between florida and israel. When the center began, experts estimated that 70,000 yiddish books were still extant and recoverable. Film series highlights works of jurek becker office of news. Hunters colum mccann wins 2020 national jewish book award for. The national yiddish book center, the national yiddish theatrefolksbiene, the yiddish artists and friendsactors club, the yivo institute for jewish research, klezkanada, the workers circle, yungyiddish, jcc manhattan, yiddish summer weimar and other music academy, ashkenaz of toronto, kleztival of brazil, the forward, congress. For over seventy years, molly picon, star of yiddish theater and film, delighted audiences with her comic song and dance performances. The loomis house nursing center also offers specialized dementia care. Located on the campus of nearby hampshire college, the yiddish book center is a cultural institution that is dedicated to the preservation of books written in the yiddish language, as well as the preservation of the culture and history that those books represent. The comprehensive collection includes works of fiction, memoirs, poetry, plays, short stories, science manuals, cookbooks, primers, and more, by the most renowned yiddish authors and lesserknown writers alike. Faculty staff board of directors landergrinspoon academy. Collaborate with various staff members of the yiddish book center to standardize spellings of transliterated yiddish terms, geographical locations, yiddish proper names, yiddish publications.
Faculty organize international conference on wroclaw office. The center includes steven spielberg digital yiddish library which has digitized. Film series highlights works of jurek becker office of. Director of broker support services ny licensed assoc broker, ahwd,cips,c2ex, iti, green. Penn state harrisburg to welcome yiddish folk artist susan.
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