Since the programs inception in 1997, more than 1230 students have gained experience in drug abuse and addiction research. This project is hosted national audio visual conservation center. The shmooze, the yiddish book centers podcast soundcloud. In the form of a selfpublished zine, they wanted to explore reclaiming these ancient genders as. Vilnius yiddish institute the first yiddish center of. Scenes from graduation 20172018 program in jewish studies. Their independent research was on nonbinary beyond malefemale gender identities in the talmud. Midge maisel has been the bestdressed denizen of the upper west side since 2017. Opportunities for indiana university jewish studies students. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Nida summer research internship program national institute.
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. Past interns gilda slifka internship program hadassah. 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 detroits soulful yiddish poet, ezra korman. A collection of audio books, recorded programs and multimedia resources from the yiddish book center. Cleveland hillel foundatin summer internship program. Junior fellows summer internship program library of congress. Learn about working at national yiddish book center. Matthew kandel 09 for a trip to israel this summer as a research assistant at the jerusalem center for public affairs.
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National institute on drug abuse nidanih 10k subscribers. Yiddish book center gifts yiddish book center store. Since 2009, weve made more than 11,000 titles available online in our steven spielberg digital yiddish library. The program in jewish studies at smith college explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the jewish people from its origins in ancient israel through contact with major world civilizations over the course of a global diaspora extending more than two millennia. The national yiddish book center will provide financial support to each cowl fellow as well as mentorship in yiddish programming, event planning, outreach, and publicity. The largest private us university with a jewish heritage, touro college in new york is a hub of jewish life. New directions in scholarly design, charles warren center for. This is your opportunity to work at the new museum on independence mall. Cristian cartagena residential assistant university of. Miss ward received a paid internship at the dallas holocaust museum center for education and tolerance sponsored by the ackerman center for holocaust studies and the museum as part of their beginning partnership. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at national yiddish book center.
With the help of a major grant from the national endowment for the humanities, the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, has new. Due to the coronavirus covid19 health crisis events listed on this website may be canceled or postponed, please refer to the event organizers website for possible schedule changes. A large set of pakistani youth is dissatisfied, frustrated and in a state of disarray due to low education levels and large scale unemployment. The gilda slifka hbi summer internship is supported by a generous gift from gilda slifka.
In honor of national poetry month and the yiddish book centers decade of discovery theme for this year, yiddish in america. New directions in scholarly design, charles warren center for studies in. National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. In honor of national poetry month and the yiddish book center s decade of discovery theme for this year, yiddish in america. Submerge yourself in our intensive yiddish summer course and a variety of languagerelated.
Yiddish arts and academics association of north america, san diego, california. Sophie spencerzavos culturalcontent intern national. This legendary jewish hotel was the ultimate holiday destination for more than forty years, and its history provides a rare and fascinating glimpse into jewish life in britain. National yiddish book center hosts a wide variet of events. On may 10, 2018, the program in jewish studies along with family, friends, faculty and community members celebrated the accomplishments of the jewish studies class of 20172018. National museum of american jewish history internship. In the form of a selfpublished zine, they wanted to explore reclaiming these ancient genders as a genderqueer jew in the present day. The library of congress junior fellows summer intern program enables. The center offers public programs related to yiddish and jewish culture. Lawa fellowship programme at georgetown university law center in usa 2016 2017. Summer yiddish course and fellowship program facebook twitter the yiddish book center in amherst, mass. Its annual translation issue, a digital publication, features newly translated works of yiddish literature. Benjamin pollack 07 to study yiddish at the vilnius yiddish institutes summer program. The nida summer research internship program is in its 24 th year.
Applications for the 2020 steiner summer yiddish program are now closed. Jun 04, 2017 the story of one hundred years of jewish history told through the windows of the green park, a glamorous kosher hotel that opened in 1943 on the british riviera. Yiddishlanguage specialist intern for the yiddish book centers. The 18th international summer seminar in yiddish language and. This 45minute tour takes the visitor through the yiddish book centers museum exhibits and allows them to. Lawa fellowship programme at georgetown university law center in usa 20162017. Undergraduates can earn independent study credit in jewish studies or in history by serving as in intern next semester at the national museum of american jewish history.
Words on display at the national yiddish book center the forward. Katarzyna markusz, yiddish comes alive in warsaw every summer, jta july 14, 2017. 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. Center summer intern in 2004, he later served as director of its translation program before. The national yiddish book center offers a tuitionfree program, the steiner summer program. Steiner summer yiddish program yiddish book center. Full information about the cowl jewish leadership program, including application and selection guidelines, will be available during the summer internship program.
National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. Pakn treger yiddish for book peddler, the magazine of the yiddish book center, is an englishlanguage magazine that covers subjects related to yiddish culture and literature as well as news from the center. Summer yiddish educational programs seek applicants. Past undergraduate summer funding program in judaic studies. Washington, dc area job overview summary about the agency the general focus of the junior fellows summer intern program is to. Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center safeguards a collection of 1. At hbi, they worked for the national center for jewish film on yiddish filmography. Pakistan vision 2025 aims to channelize and streamline the energies of pakistans large youth population and realize their immense economic potential. The yiddish book center national yiddish book center, located on the campus of hampshire. Book centers summer internship now steiner summer yiddish program. 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. 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.
I am currently looking for a marketing internship in summer 2020 in the boston area. The national authority for yiddish culture courses for everyone. Seeking youth philanthropy interns for summer 2017. Solutionerz academic and business solution providers. Students may do more than one internship as long as no two internships are at the same institution. The steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. In the yiddish book center fellowship program, recent college graduates spend a year as fulltime center staff members. Now, their children study yiddish language only three hours a week. During the eightweek program, the interns also attend educational lunch sessions with scholars, visit jewish sites of interest in the greater boston area including mayyim hayyim, and a walking tour of jewish boston.
Submerge yourself in our intensive yiddish summer course and a variety of languagerelated activities in our warsaw yiddish center. National yiddish book center september 2017 december 2017 4 months. Explore our digital yiddish library of more than 11,000 titles, and our diverse collections, including contemporary oral histories, lectures, yiddish audiobooks, and more. Centre for yiddish culture and the shalom foundation proudly announce the 18th international summer seminar in yiddish language and culture warsaw, 29 june 17 july 2020. A mentors view of nidas summer internship program youtube. The urban school offers jewish studies degrees and an opportunity for students to study. Zhitlowsky fighting ashkenazi assimilation supported by the authority for five years running, the national authority for yiddish culture has been granting scholarships at. If youre thinking about studying yiddish this summer, there are many factors to consider. Each month, the yiddish book center asks a member of our staff or a special friend to select favorite stories, books. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. National yiddish book center receives grant to further its cultural. This is the national yiddish book center company profile. The fellows explore digital initiatives and inventory, catalog, arrange, preserve and research a backlog of special, legal or collections in many different formats.
In hebrew, words of over 1 syllable are usually stressed on the last syllable. See who you know at national yiddish book center, leverage your professional network, and get hired. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, is now accepting applicants for three programs for recent graduates, college students. The sami rohr library of recorded yiddish books is a collection of yiddish books and short stories read aloud by native speakers, recorded in the 1980s and 90s at the jewish public library of montreal.
Jonah perlin 07 for a trip to germany as a goldman fellow at the ajcs ramer center for germanjewish relations. Yiddish is a mixture of languages, it is a rather intriguing language. 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. Yiddish culture in depth may opt to enroll in the culture course rather than participate in the internship program. Yiddish choir festival in ashkelon on thursday, june 11, 2020, the 24th annual yiddish choir festival will take place in. Feel free to browse our store, but be aware that the shopping cart is disabled. Naturally, this is a message for those who have been taking the pandemic lightly. Oct 31, 2008 the national yiddish book center will provide financial support to each cowl fellow as well as mentorship in yiddish programming, event planning, outreach, and publicity. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at. Summer yiddish course and fellowship program jewish ledger. The junior fellows program offers a paid ten week internship for undergraduate and graduate students working with library of congress collections.
The 40 best colleges for jewish students, 2017, jewish. The yiddish book center is seeking a residential assistant proficient in yiddish to facilitate a fun and intellectually stimulating yiddishspeaking environment for eighteen college students and assist with the daily operations of an intensive summer program in yiddish language and culture. Kendra berry, using yiddish to fight the othering of jews in poland, university of washington stroum center for jewish studies, 2018. Summer yiddish educational programs seek applicants jewish. The book studies concentration is designed for bibliophilesstudents who love books in all their forms and platformsand who may be considering future work in publishing, libraries, teaching, graphic design. You can also browse the centers main website at yiddishbookcenter.
In 2017, a junior fellow fully cataloged 198 items and designated 34 items copy 2 titles. The berkman klein center summer internship program is a cohesive, integrated experience that brings together students from around the world to work closely with faculty, staff, and fellows on a wide range of projects and initiatives related to the internet and society. I work at the national yiddish book center on the wexler oral history project, supporting a growing online archive of indepth personal histories, documenting diverse voices and varied experiences. Seeking youth philanthropy interns for summer 2017 the community foundation for the alleghenies encourages current high school seniors from bedford, cambria, somerset, and indiana counties with a passion for community involvement, public relations, and current events to apply for the 2017 youth philanthropy internship. 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.
The sevenweek steiner summer yiddish program offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in yiddish language and culture. Admissions notifications will be sent out by march 17, 2020. The national yiddish book center the center is a nonprofit organization working to advance a more complete understanding of modern jewish culture by recovering yiddish and other jewish cultural treasures and sharing their content with the world. Yiddish arts and academics association of north america.