Working alongside roger westerman of roger westerman design, we fabricated and installed a set of custom circular library shelves and benches for the childrens section of the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. Music event in amherst, ma by yiddish book center on thursday, july 11 2019. These books are scanned from the new york public librarys yizkor book collection. Yidstock 17 features top klezmer artists yiddish book. Yidstock 2019 will bring the best in klezmer and new yiddish music to the stage at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. We strive to post the most current and accurate event information but changes and cancellations do occur so please check. A collection of audio books, recorded programs and multimedia resources from the yiddish book center. Saving a million yiddish books was just the beginning. The festival of new yiddish music has been cancelled due to the covid19 emergency. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. The 2017 melinda rosenblatt lecture presented by steven zipperstein.
The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. Yiddishbookcenter yiddish book center free listening. National yiddish book center inc guidestar profile. Since our founding in 1980, weve rescued more than a million yiddish books. If you have a visual impairment, physical print disability, or dyslexia, become a member of the andrew heiskell library to get free access to the bard collection of eaudiobooks, eaudio magazines, and electronic braille. Established in 1980, the yiddish book center in amherst, ma is dedicated to the preservation of historical books in the yiddish language and has recovered over one million volumes to date. Yidstock 17 at the yiddish book center massachusetts. 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. Cannabis for both recreation and for medicinal purposes is now legal in the berkshires and all of ma.
Facebook twitter amherst the lineup for the 2017 yidstock. Additionally, i thinkmore than nearly anywherethe yiddish book center manages to walk an amazing line, delivering an institution which is both scholarly and entertaining, both an endless resource for serious scholars and a perfectly welcoming and easy to navigate world for the complete newbie. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world. Yiddish book center, 1021 west st, amherst, ma 2020. 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. Since we began recording oral histories in 2010 weve been lucky enough to interview many wellknown and emerging performers. And now its even easier to save on tickets with great deals on tickets from bostix. These titles were scanned under the auspices of the steven spielberg digital yiddish library, and have been made available online through the internet archive. Hartford courant, 285 broad street, hartford, ct 06115.
Eleanor reissa perform an original yiddish translation of a joni mitchell song live at the yiddish book centers yidstock. The festival of new yiddish music was at the centre from july 11 to 15. The yiddish book centers podcast includes conversations with jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to yiddish literature, language, and culture amherst, ma. Peretzs groundbreaking play a night in the old marketplace the fourday takes place at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. The yiddish book center has at its core activity the rescue of yiddish and other modern jewish books, opening their content to the world. The yiddish book center, which opened in 1997 in its permanent home in amherst, was designed by architect allen moore to. Feel free to browse our store, but be aware that the shopping cart is disabled. Our priority now is to advance knowledge of the content and literary and cultural progeny of the books weve saved. Visitors to the yiddish book center can purchase books from the shelves of the large repository at the heart of our building. Yidstock messenger bag, limited edition for 2019 yidstock festival. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. Yiddish book center in amherst yiddish book center 1021.
Following digital strategy consultancy, the new site that cogapp and the center built together is a highly flexible drupal website combined with online archives, uniting five distinct archives of. 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. The enhanced artsboston calendar is your goto resource to discover all things arts and culture including whats playing on stages and in concert halls, free festivals, exhibitions, and more. The festival of new yiddish music includes performances by top names who are redefining klezmer, as well as talks, workshops, and a modern folk oratorio by klezmatics member frank london, based on yiddish writer i. The center is home to permanent and travelling exhibits, a yiddish book repository, educational programs, and the annual yidstock. The burning child creates a psychic mapping of vienna through an exploration of its architectural interiors, set against the backdrop of austrias troubled past. The worlds first yiddish museum, the yiddish book center is home to permanent and visiting exhibits.
The riot in the obscure border town, which left fortynine dead, dominated headlines in the western press for weeks, and in the. We chose this particular time to visit because the event yidstock. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Here is helpful info to help you navigate the cannabis landscape. Stream tracks and playlists from yiddishbookcenter. Dont miss out on what promises to be a great festival of music and related events. 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. Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center safeguards a collection of 1. If you have purchased tickets, we will be in contact with. Yiddish book center, yidstock explore western mass.
Yiddish book center amherst, ma brown paper tickets. Yiddish book centers fulltext search currently in beta back to search the complete contents of nearly 11,000 books in the yiddish. Kishinev and the tilt of history the kishinev pogrom of 1903 was the first event in russian jewish life to receive international attention. Now featuring selections from the frances brandt online yiddish audio library and the sami rohr library of recorded yiddish books, produced by the yiddish book center in cooperation with the. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know. 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 festival of new yiddish music, films, and events.
But they do much more than that, and over the years the organization has grown to become a vital cultural force. The yiddish book center s repository if you cant make it here in person, contact david mazower, the center s bibliographer, at email protected or 42564900, ext. The manner in which the center raises and spends its funds has also been the target of criticism. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to. Yidstock 2020 will bring the best in klezmer and new yiddish music to the stage at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. Yiddish book center open house offers chance to learn.
Thats the foundation on which the yiddish book center in amherst has built its annual yidstock. The centre rescues yiddish and other modern jewish books. Festival of new yiddish music the berkshires official. In 1997, the yiddish book center moved to its current site in amherst, massachusetts, a 49,000squarefoot complex that echoes the rooflines of an east european shtetl jewish town. We have just returned from visiting the national yiddish book center in amherst, mass. 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. Browse, read, download or print any or all of these books, free of charge. The ninth annual yidstock takes place at the yiddish book center from july 912, 2020. We offer fellowships and courses for high school students. 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 festival of new yiddish music, will run this year from thursday, july 11, through sunday. The national yiddish book center offers online access to the full texts of nearly 11,000 outofprint yiddish titles. The centers work is intellectually and emtionally inspiring.
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. The festival of new yiddish music we thought it would be fun to share a selection of excerpts from many of the performers and presenters who will be at the yiddish book center july 16, 2017 as part of yidstock. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. An artistic lineage persistent in spite of diaspora and genocide. The yiddish book center is a beautiful place architectuarlly and spiritually. Youll find permanent and visiting exhibits, an englishlanguage bookstore, and two performance halls where you can enjoy a yearround schedule of educational programs, concerts, films, and events. When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact.
This 45minute tour takes the visitor through the yiddish book centers museum exhibits and allows them to. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. About the yiddish book center yiddish book center store. 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. 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 yizkor book collection is a joint project by the yiddish book center and new york public library. If you have a print disability, sign up for bookshare, a service where books are read aloud by the synthetic voice of your.
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