He has also published essays on literary, cultural, and political. 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. Jan 16, 2015 the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, is accepting applications for two summer programs. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish.
About the great jewish books summer program yiddish book center. At the yiddish book center s great jewish books summer program, rising high school juniors and seniors read selections from important works of modern jewish literature and consider how they speak to the opportunities and challenges we face today. A new resource from the yiddish book center helps teachers make jewish literature and culture more accessible for students of nearly all ages. Students accepted into the program receive full scholarships. Contributors the yiddish book centers great jewish books. High school students, college students and recent college graduates can apply for three programs at the yiddish book center in amherst, mass the 2018 steiner summer yiddish program, the 201819 yiddish book center fellowship program and the 2018 great jewish books summer program. Residential assistants ras live in the dorms and are present during meals and activities throughout the day. Lansky set out to rescue unwanted and abandoned yiddish books. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and present.
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. Alexis aaeng receives yiddish book center fellowship. 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 second selection for the 2020 great jewish books book club. At the yiddish book centers great jewish books summer program, rising high school juniors and seniors read selections from important works of modern jewish literature and consider how they speak to the opportunities and challenges we face today. 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. Aaron lansky is founder and president of the national yiddish book center, one of the worlds largest and most vibrant jewish cultural organizations. In the great jewish books summer program, high school students read. To apply for the program, students must submit an online. Encounters with jewish culture, as well as online and onsite classes for adult learners, including yiddishschool. The yiddish book centers store features a curated collection of jewish. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy.
We are your source for a wide selection of judaica to meet every occasion. The yiddish book center is a beautiful place architectuarlly and spiritually. The great jewish books programs draw on the million yiddish books recovered by the center, as well as on jewish books written in other languages. But the yiddish book center operates on a barebones budget as it is, and its a lot more than we can afford on our own. The center s educational programs include the steiner summer yiddish program for college students, the great jewish books summer program for high school students, a great jewish books teacher workshop, a fellowship program, a translation fellowship, and tent. Every admitted participant receives a scholarship for the full cost of tuition, room, board, books, and special events. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, is accepting applications for two summer programs. Students are housed at hampshire college, adjacent to the book center. At the great jewish books summer program, high school students spend a week at the yiddish book center delving into both classic and new works of modern jewish literature. In the great jewish books summer program, students read, discuss, argue about, and fall in love with modern jewish literature. Yiddishschool is an opportunity to spend a week at the center exploring yiddish language and culture in an.
These books are scanned from the new york public librarys yizkor book collection. Time to apply for 2018 yiddish programs atlanta jewish times. All about passover by judyth groner yiddish book center store. 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. College students the sevenweek steiner summer yiddish program offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in yiddish language and culture. 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. The yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher. Oct 02, 2016 the yiddish book centers programs are not limited to high school students. Great jewish books summer program yiddish book center. I wouldnt have began studying yiddish if it wasnt for the program in jewish studies.
In the great jewish books summer program, high school students read, discuss, argue about, and fall in love with modern jewish literature. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. The yiddish book center s store features a curated collection of jewish. Great jewish books programs are presented by the yiddish book center. Yiddish book center shortlisted for the london book fair. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know. Amherst the yiddish book center is now accepting applications for its great jewish books summer program and great jewish books teacher summer seminar. The yiddish book centers 2015 great jewish books summer program runs aug 2 9. Last summer our members generously helped us save yiddish books from mexico. Contributors the yiddish book centers great jewish. How amazing it is to hear grace read her work in this archival recordingher literary voice i know but to hear her own voice is truly something quite special.
The yiddish book centers programs are not limited to high school students. Search the full text of our books in yiddish at our fulltext book search site. The great jewish books summer program, now in its eighth year, brings together rising high school juniors and seniors from across the country to read, discuss, argue about, and fall in love with modern jewish literature. At the suggestion of a few of my professors, i applied for and was accepted to the yiddish book centers summer language program. The yiddish book center in amherst, ma is a nonprofit organization working to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and presenting innovative. Great jewish books summer programs applications due march 9. Join a community of readers and enjoy the best of modern jewish literature in english. About the yiddish book center yiddish book center store. Jun 03, 2019 15 copies of each of three books on the yiddish book center reading list, as well as one copy each for the discussion facilitator and the librarys collection motl the cantors son, by sholem aleichem enemies, a love story, by isaac bashevis singer a jewish refugee in new york, by kadya molodovsky. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. The oneweek program, yiddishschool, is geared towards beginner, advanced beginner and intermediate learners, and is open to all age groups. The yiddish book center has continued to expand its translation initiative through two new programs. The yiddish book center works to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and open up their content to the world.
About the great jewish books summer program yiddish book. Thats barely two dollars a book a small price to pay to save a great jewish treasure. He is a proud graduate of the yiddish book center s great jewish books teacher summer seminar. The centers work is intellectually and emtionally inspiring. The yiddish book center awarded sasha a translation fellowship to help complete this project.
In november 2002 grace paley attended the yiddish book center s great jewish books conference as a writerinresidence. Every admitted participant receives a scholarship for the full cost of tuition, room. Visitor programs welcomed approximately 10,000 visitors and offered permanent and traveling exhibitions and interpretive tours. Led and curated by top scholars, contemporary writers, and cultural commentators, these programs inspire deep engagement with a range of surprisingand sometimes challengingworks of modern jewish literature. We offer a yearround schedule of educational programs where students of all ages. Josh lambert, the yiddish book centers academic director, sits down to discuss all things great jewish books related. The yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher resources. He is a proud graduate of the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher summer seminar.
At the great jewish books teacher summer seminar, middle and high school teachers study and discover. The amazing adventures of a man who rescued a million yiddish books. All about passover by judyth groner yiddish book center. 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. Rachel meytin is a lifelong jewish educator who focuses on service learning and social justice education, professional development, and working with middle and high school students. The organization works to advance knowledge of the content and literary and cultural progeny of the books weve save. The great jewish books program for high school juniors and seniors takes place aug. Yiddish book center store 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 42564900 ext. 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. A shift in focus to educational programs and to an emphasis on jewish cultural studies in general not just yiddish studies has not sat well with many whove worked with or supported the center.
Yiddish book centers shift makes many uneasy the boston. The great jewish books book club yiddish book center. Right now your donation in support of our great jewish books program will be matched by a generous donor. Great jewish books teacher summer seminar yiddish book center. The great jewish books programs draw on the million yiddish books recovered by the center, as well as on jewish books written in. On the reading list are works by a range of jewish novelists, poets and shortstory writers. Renee participated in the great jewish books teacher workshop, a program for teachers at jewish high schools or jewish teachers at nonjewish schools interested in cultivating a curriculum that reflects the variety and profundity of modern jewish literature and culture. Join us at the yiddish book center march 31april 5, 2019, for an exciting week of languagelearning, lectures, workshops, and more. The yiddish book center is home to permanent and visiting exhibits. Great jewish books summer programs applications due march.
Mar 24, 2016 the yiddish book center fellowship program offers recent college graduates a yearlong professional experience in yiddish language and jewish cultural work. The 2020 great jewish books summer program will run july 2631. Developed after the centers great jewish books teacher workshop in 2015, the website. The yiddish book center in amherst, ma is a nonprofit organization working to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish. The yiddish book centers great jewish books programs introduce participants to the depth and breadth of modern jewish literature. The yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher summer seminar offers teachers at jewish middle and high schools the opportunity to enrich their curricula with materials that reflect the breadth and depth of modern jewish literature. The yiddish book center offers both a oneweek winter immersion program and a sevenweek summer immersion program in amherst, massachusetts. Though we specialize in yiddish language books and references, we aspire to meet all the differing needs and tastes of the jewish community for books, music and giftware. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs that broaden understanding of modern jewish identity. The yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher seminar. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. The centers educational programs include the steiner summer yiddish program for college students, the great jewish books summer program for high school students, a great jewish books teacher workshop, a fellowship program, a translation fellowship, and tent. The great jewish books summer program, now in its eighth year, brings together rising high school juniors and seniors from across the country to read, discuss, argue about, and fall in love with modern jewish.
At the yiddish book centers great jewish books summer program, rising high school juniors and seniors read selections from important works of modern. The yizkor book collection is a joint project by the yiddish book center and new york public library. Amherst, massachusetts the yiddish book center is accepting applications for the great jewish books summer program and great jewish books teacher summer seminar. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to. Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum foundation and by yiddish book center members. Applications for the 2020 great jewish books summer program are closed. Encounters with jewish culture, as well as online and onsite classes for adult. Aaron lansky guest speaker great books summer program. Welcome to the jewish book center of the workmens circle. Our trained ras are college graduates, including alumni of the center s educational programs. This fiveday program takes place at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, and is open to rising high school juniors and seniors. Home the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher. Knowledgeable and passionate about jewish literature.
Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Kadars book is a compelling read and an indispensable source for anyone concerned with the past and future of jewish education in america. Alexis, who is an alumna of the 2015 steiner summer yiddish program, during which she began to study yiddish, notes. 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. Contact the yiddish book center for information about reprint copies of these books.
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