Yuri vedenyapin oral history interview, interviewed by hadas margulies, yiddish book center s wexler oral history project, karmazin recording studio, yiddish book center, july 14, 2010. 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. Culturalcontent intern national yiddish book center nov 2019 oct 2020 1 year. This 1929 anthology drips with the extravaganceand promiseof 1920s america.
The center s work is intellectually and emtionally inspiring. Amanda lundquist, artist and wexler oral history project intern, was interviewed by christa whitney at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. The yiddish book center is located at 1021 west st. Founded in 1980 by aaron lansky, the center was one of the first organizations in america dedicated to the preservation of yiddish literature and culture. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center. Yiddish book center amherst 2021 all you need to know. Yiddish book center 1021 west street amherst, ma 01002 4. A new website celebrates the jewish mark twain on the. See what employees say its like to work at national yiddish book center. Texts scanned by the yiddish book center texts ocrd and indexed by assaf urieli, joliciel informatique. Yiddish book center offers free, online programming.
As part of this effort, weve been asking our members and friends, including our alumni community, to share their memories of the yiddish book center favorite memories, funny memories, memories of the epic or the everyday. Study yiddish language, literature, history and culture and pursue a research or translation project. The yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by aaron lansky, then a twentyfouryearold graduate student of yiddish literature and, as of 2016, the center s president. The program requires that interns take yiddish classes and help organize the collection.
To celebrate the yiddish book center s 40th anniversary in 2020, were looking back at the yiddish book center s storied history. Thousands of young people have passed through the national yiddish book center internship program, attended klezkamp and klezkanada, played in a college klezmer band or engaged with yiddish. The program in jewish studies at smith college explores the history, literature, arts, politics. The steiner program at the national yiddish book center offers college students a tuitionfree, seven week immersion in yiddish language and culture. Yuri vedenyapin yiddish teacher at the yiddish book center s steiner summer internship program. Early in her career she received three new play commissions from the foundation for jewish culture for her translations of classic yiddish plays. National yiddish book center, west st, 1021, amherst, massachusetts.
Michael moreno 11 completed a 10week internship in wealth management at ubs financial services in new york. The yiddish book center celebrates the klezmer conservatory band. In true modernist style, the book features a rich interplay of image and text. The yiddishbookcenter is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddishand modern jewish literature and culture. A letter of recommendation from a faculty member in support of your summer language studies should be. Students study the yiddish language, the jewish culture and history of central and eastern europe and america, pursue a research or translation project, and delve into the yiddish book center s.
She took two classes, one in immersion yiddish language and the other in yiddish history, culture, and literature. Elaborating on the language learning process, greenberg shares his feelings about the challenges of learning yiddish and defining his jewish identity. Caraid obrienwriter, performer, and director, including of yiddish worksdescribes some of the highlights of her summer internship at the yiddish book cent. Director, wexler oral history project at national yiddish book center springfield, massachusetts. Yiddish book center goes online with virtual public. The center s bibliographer, david mazower, will be giving two talks during the festival. The yiddish new york festival, online this year, is coming up soon from december 2630. Jul 12, 2010 david shneer, professor of history and religious studies and director of the program in jewish studies at the university of colorado at boulder, was interviewed by emma morgenstern on july 10, 2010, at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. Teaching yiddish in a summer yiddish program, in geveb, november, 2017. National yiddish book center located on the hampshire campus, the national yiddish book center creates innovative programs to inspire readers and students who want to learn more about jewish history and culture. I work at the national yiddish book center on the wexler oral history project, supporting a growing online archive.
National yiddish book centerwest st, 1021, amherst, massachusetts, united states. The book center was hopping with teens delving into jewish literature, college students immersed in yiddish language and culture, and the development of several new programs designed to bring the love of the yiddish language to the pioneer valley. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. We are expanding the program this year, says ashley karver who works in the membership department. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to. In this program, caraid will talk about yiddish theater in. A physical, sensory experience of engaging with the books. The yiddish book center fellowship program offers recent college graduates a yearlong professional experience in yiddish language and jewish cultural work.
Arielle cutler 11 interned at the national yiddish book center. Students are encouraged to bring their musical instruments with them. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit institution, and its programs are funded by contributions from over 30,000 as of 2005 members, and gifts and grants. Petunjuk arah berkendara ke national yiddish book center, west st. Caraid obrien is a writer, yiddish translator, and actor who first began learning yiddish as a yiddish book center intern in 1994 and, early in her career, received three new play commissions from the foundation for jewish culture for her translations of classic yiddish plays. The yiddish book center also offers an internship program for undergraduates who want to learn and participate in the center s projects. I continued to take yiddish courses as a graduate student in folklore and american studies, and my dissertation research focused on yiddish culture and leftwing politics among arbeter ring workmens circle members in the american south. The yiddish book center offers meaningful and challenging positions, a warm, friendly atmosphere, competitive salaries, and excellent benefits. Caraid studied yiddish theater and performance with luba kadison. The yiddish book center works to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating and disseminating yiddish books and presenting educational programs.
Founded in 1980 by aaron lansky, the center was one of the first organizations in america dedicated to the preservation of yiddish. Interns work at the yiddish book center, adjacent to the hampshire college campus, eight to twelve hours per week during the academic year, or more during the summer. Sam ball of citizen film and jeremy dauber of columbia university, who are leading the project, both have long relationships with the yiddish book center. Clare burson, former yiddish book center intern and musician, was interviewed by pauline katz on july 10, 2011 at the yiddish book center in amherst. Caraid is a writer, yiddish translator, and performer who first began learning yiddish as a yiddish book center intern in 1994. Summer internships provide essential careerrelated. Emma morgenstern, intern with the yiddish book center s steiner summer internship program, was interviewed by nora feinstein on july 22, 2010 at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. I was an intern working under christas leadership during the summer of 2014. In the course of his studies, lansky realized that untold numbers of irreplaceable yiddish books were being discarded by americanborn jews unable to read the language of their.
Sophie spencerzavos graduate student salt institute for. Intermediateadvanced yiddish conversation group boston. Yivo is dedicated to the study of the history, language, religion, folkways and material culture of jews in eastern europe and russia. Women of valor see the exhibit on gertrude weil, made possible by a group of smith alumnae, on the women of valor website, which features stories of 16 trailblazing jewish women. The yiddish book center works to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating yiddish books and presenting innovative educational.
Directions and hours can be found in our visit section for general inquiries, call us at 42564900 or email us at email protected or by using the form below. The center s internship program has given dozens of students a valuable foundation for notable careers in the fields of jewish studies. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. National yiddish book center, cultural institution dedicated to. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. The yiddish book center is a beautiful place architectuarlly and spiritually. In the middle of all of the activity has been josh lambert, the book centers academic director. About the steiner summer yiddish program yiddish book center. 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 center s summer internship program, at yivos intensive weinreich summer program in new york, and at the boston workers circle. National yiddish book center inc guidestar profile. The project is particularly interested in how yiddish language and culture inform jewish. This program is a fulltime job, like a paid internship, and not financial support for academic research.
Ari greenberg, a past intern at the yiddish book center, discusses his jewish background. Yiddish book center is now hiring for the position of museum store. The steiner internship program is now accepting applications for this sevenweek summer program. The yiddish book center internship laid the foundation for my ongoing study of yiddish and yiddish culture. The yiddish book center s wexler oral history project is a growing collection of indepth video interviews with people of all ages, exploring yiddish cultural topics and issues of modern jewish identity. 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 center s summer internship program, at yivos intensive weinreich summer program in new york, and at the boston workmens circle. Caraid obrienwriter, performer, and director, including of yiddish.
Yiddish guest lectures, conversation classes, evening concerts, and excursions to local sites of yiddish culture. Work every day with the center s own collection of a million yiddish books. In 1989 the center invited college students to take part in an internship program that. Yiddish lives the revival is over, lets talk continuity. The yiddish book centers podcast includes conversations with jewish culture makers, plus news and stories related to yiddish literature, language, and culture.
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