Up to ten translation fellows will be selected to receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete book length projects in yiddish translation. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. Jewish heritage museum of monmouth county new jersey jewish historical society of central jersey. In honor of national poetry month and the yiddish book center s decade of discovery theme for this year, yiddish in america. Internships are available at the jewish board for fall and spring semesters. Sophia shoulson, the yiddish book center s 20192020 richard s. A growing collection of indepth interviews with people of all ages and backgrounds, whose stories about the legacy and changing nature of yiddish language and culture offer a rich and complex chronicle of jewish identity. 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. Internships are open to all rutgers undergraduates. Had a very enjoyable visit to the yiddish book center on the beautiful hampshire college campus. Effort to preserve yiddish works not bupkes the preservation of yiddish as a spoken language gets more attention, but yiddish once had a vibrant written tradition as well, filled with plays. Graphic novels, memoirs and comic history yiddish book.
The yiddish book centers 2015 great jewish books summer program runs aug 2 9. I interviewed at national yiddish book center amherst, ma in october 2012. Interested students go through an interview process and then are matched with an. 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. Jewish presence in eastern europe, 20042012 will be in the yiddish book centers brechner gallery through october 15, 2017. The team at the yiddish book center has put together a web short on beloved poet ida maze. It kicks off on january 3 with daniels interview with yiddish book center. Herman fellow and a senior fellow working in bibliography, joins us to talk about how shes been using yiddish ocr for her research and some of the amazing finds shes made. An interview with peter manseau, author of songs for the. The translation fellowship program is part of the center s larger translation initiative to train and mentor a new generation of yiddish translators and publish newly translated works. Preserving yiddish one book at a time jewish journal.
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. Goldringwoldenberg institute of southern jewish life isjl summer internship. The yiddish book center is seeking a residential assistant proficient in yiddish to facilitate a fun and intellectually stimulating yiddish speaking environment for eighteen college students and assist with the daily operations of an intensive summer program in yiddish language and culture. Only one internship may count toward the requirements for the jewish studies major or minor. Interns work at the yiddish book center, adjacent to. Cultural encounters, were featuring a podcast with faith jones about her work translating the experimental yiddish poet celia dropkin, a dadaist sound poem about coney island from the late 1930s, and an article about. Jun 11, 20 its a great scene, and as with the rest of the this movie, there is a lot more to be learned about the hiring process and employer branding than meets the eye. Yiddish book scholarships have supported undergraduates, graduates, readers and teachers in their ongoing study of yiddish literature. Yiddish summer programs, a roundup published in in geveb, a journal of yiddish studies. Feel free to browse our store, but be aware that the shopping cart is disabled. This 45minute tour takes the visitor through the yiddish book centers museum exhibits and allows them to. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep indeed free for jobseekers. The founder and president of the national jewish book center, lansky has been an intrepid archaeologist and adventurer in his decadeslong effort to find.
The national yiddish book center offers a tuitionfree program, the steiner summer program. The internships interview scene analysis smartrecruiters. This is the national yiddish book center company profile. Yiddish book center gifts yiddish book center store. See what employees say its like to work at national yiddish book center.
Additional funding for this site has been provided by the applebaum foundation and by yiddish book center members. 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. Yiddish is alive and well for new klezkanada director. Cleveland hillel foundatin summer internship program. Yiddish language specialist intern for the yiddish book center s wexler oral history project. Home the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher. Inside the very attractive building we saw a short film that tells the story of how one mans search for yiddish books to read lead to the creation of this huge book collection and. National yiddish book center interview questions glassdoor. 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. Some great jewish podcast recommendationsincluding the yiddish book centers very own the shmooze, a weekly englishlanguage podcast featuring a wide array of topics and celebrated guests in yiddish and jewish language, literature, and culture. Zohar berman 20 interns at the yiddish book center, working with the. By chance, in 2004, he came across a flyer for a summer internship at the yiddish book center in amherst, mass.
First, lets view a clip of the the internship interview scene. 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. Resident assistant, steiner summer yiddish program. When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library.
Dec, 2012 last week i did a hanukkah interview with lisa newman at the yiddish book center for their weekly podcast. Shifting gears, she looks at questions of translation between. Borns administrative internship in jewish studies 34. Yiddish book center interview making the perfect latke.
The steiner summer internship program offers students a chance to spend summers at the center in amherst, mass. May 02, 2014 yiddish culture takes center stage an effort to preserve the yiddish language is getting a boost from the theater world. Digital humanities and digital archives association for jewish. 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. Language specialist interns work on processing, translating, and subtitling interviews that are conducted in yiddish, polish, or other languages in the collection. National yiddish book center receives grant to further its cultural. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at national yiddish book center. Yiddish theater to honor west orange benefactor new jersey. Steiner summer yiddish program 2020 hannounce hnet. Aug 09, 2014 effort to preserve yiddish works not bupkes the preservation of yiddish as a spoken language gets more attention, but yiddish once had a vibrant written tradition as well, filled with plays. This nonprofit organization rescues, translates, and shares yiddish books in an effort to broaden the understanding of modern jewish identity. 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, massachusetts. The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. Yiddish culture takes center stage an effort to preserve the yiddish language is getting a boost from the theater world.
The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for the. Crushing on oral history and language mount holyoke college. She reflects on her realization that her knowledge of yiddish was a marketable. The artistic director of the national yiddish theatrefolksbiene talks. The irish catholic writer championing yiddish literature tablet. Last week, first lady michelle obama awarded the yiddish book center in amherst, mass the. Dec 04, 2008 an interview with peter manseau, author of songs for the butchers daughter. The film features an interview with mazes son, literary scholar irving massey, excerpts from a 1956 event at the jewish public library honoring the poet, plus archival photographs from the jpl archives. Along the way, she discusses the challenges of reading historical documents against the grain, how her time in the yiddish book centers summer internship now steiner summer yiddish program influenced her professional path, and the diversity of the modern jewish cultural experience. There, he learned yiddish while sorting through the thousands of yiddish books the centre rescues, before returning to his studies in eastern european jewish history. The interview primarily focuses on emmas experiences in jewish culture and history, including her upbringing, undergraduate education, her postgraduate experiences in oral history, and her internship at the yiddish book center in 2010. The story of one hundred years of jewish history told through the windows of the green park, a glamorous kosher. Students may do more than one internship as long as no two internships are at the same institution. Opportunities for indiana university jewish studies students.
You can also browse the centers main website at yiddishbookcenter. The jewish board offers students exciting opportunities to help us provide health and human services for all new yorkers. Students are housed at hampshire college, adjacent to the book center. Since 2010, the yiddish book center s wexler oral history project has recorded more than indepth video interviews that provide a deeper understanding of the jewish experience and the legacy and changing nature of yiddish language and culture. Abstract 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, massachusetts. The shmooze, the yiddish book centers podcast soundcloud. The centers internship program has given dozens of students a valuable foundation for notable careers in the fields of jewish studies and education. 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. They asked a series of questions to gauge if i could carry out the responsibilities for the position well. Yiddish book center summer program open to high school.
The full interview is then branded with our watermark and title cards, lightly edited to remove any technical. With the help of a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities, the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, has new. 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. Went in for an interview with a staff member from both visitor and member services. The yiddish book centers wexler oral history project as a model.
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