The yiddish book center translation fellowship trains, supports, and encourages a new generation of yiddish literary translators. The fellowship program offers talented young college graduates who are passionate about yiddish language and culture the opportunity to spend a year as fulltime yiddish book center staff, learning new skills and deepening their own knowledge of yiddish language, literature, and culture. Apply to the yiddish book center translation fellowship. Nora feinstein, 2010 participant in the steiner summer yiddish program at the yiddish book center, was interviewed by emma morgenstern on july 23, 2010 at the yiddish book center. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy. Applications for the 2020 fellowship are now closed. Yiddish book center fellowship s are 1year opportunities to work as fulltime staff at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts. With just a few hours until helix fellowship applications close, were getting ready to welcome the 2020 cohort by listening to yiddish songs performed by our amazing alums. From yiddish book center s spielberg digital yiddish library.
Yiddish book center fellowship program 20162017 ceeres. Yiddish book center fellows spend a year as fulltime staff members, learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the centers major projects. Yiddish book center fellowship program 20182019 ceeres. 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. The 20162017 yiddish book center graduate fellowship sept. What do fellows do during their time at the center. We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2020 yiddish book center translation fellowship. Dec 19, 2017 fellowship includes all tuition and fees, living and travel stipends and leadership training courses.
The yiddish book center s translation fellowship program trains, supports, and encourages the work of yiddish literary translators. The yiddish book centers translation fellowship program trains, supports, and encourages the work of yiddish literary translators. Yiddish book center award from london book fair jewish. Yiddish book center 201617 fellowship program center for. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. Yiddish book center fellowship program in usa, 2020. September 2018 august 2019 apply by january 7, 2018 if youre a college senior or recent graduate with intermediate to advanced knowledge of yiddish and a passion for jewish history, literature, and culture, apply for the yiddish book centers fellowship program and develop professional skills while contributing to the centers major.
Were thrilled to accept this award as a recognition of the. Yiddish book center fellowship program for us and international recent college graduates to spend a year as fulltime staff. Apply by january 5, 2020 applications are now open for the yiddish book centers 20202021 fellowship program. Fellows learn valuable professional skills and contribute to the centers major projects.
Entry is now open at the yiddish book center in usa. Sadie goldshapiro tells us what itas like to spend a year as a yiddish book center fellow. 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. Yiddish translation fellowship yiddish book center. Nora grew up in a reform jewish family in baltimore, maryland and participated in reform jewish life. New fundraising fellowship created at yiddish book center. National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. 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. Summer yiddish course and fellowship program jewish ledger.
Find yiddish book center scholarships to finance your study abroad. Amherst, massachusetts applications for the yiddish book center s 2018 translation fellowship program are due nov. Alexis aaeng program in jewish studies university of. About the yiddish book center translation fellowship yiddish. 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. Its books, its library, its programs invite you to experience a world that has almost disappeared,the world of yiddish culture. Application for yiddish book center fellowship and steiner. National yiddish book center inc guidestar profile. The yiddish book center fellowship program offers recent college graduates a yearlong professional experience in yiddish language and jewish cultural work. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts is accepting applicants for the 201819 yiddish book center fellowship program. To be eligible candidates must be recent college graduates with strong backgrounds in jewish studies or related disciplines. Jan 07, 2018 yiddish book center fellowship program 20182019. In the yiddish book center fellowship program, recent college graduates spend a year as fulltime center staff members.
Nov 21, 2019 application for the yiddish book center fellowship program for us and international students in usa 20202021. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. Yiddish book center amherst 2020 all you need to know. Apply to the yiddish book center translation fellowship program yiddish book center.
Apply to the yiddish book center translation fellowship program. Yiddish book center for international fellowship in usa. National yiddish book center is rated 3 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Apply to the fellowship program yiddish book center. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, has announced the establishment of a new fellowship program for recent graduates interested. Apply by october 30 for the translation fellowship jewish. Each year, the yiddish book center translation fellowship selects a group of emerging translators who are versed in yiddish language and culture. The yiddish book centers translation fellowship program has trained more than 60 translators over the past eight years.
The fellowship offers recent college graduates with intermediate or advanced yiddish skills the opportunity to develop valuable professional experience while working as fulltime members of the centers staff. Support the yiddish book center yiddish book center. Yiddish book center fellowship program, usa armacad. The yiddish book center fellowship program jewish portal of. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for the. Jan 21, 2020 stavans and yiddish book center academic director lambert have assembled an impressive collection of essays, fiction, drama, memoir, poetry, cartoons, and interviews, all showing how yiddish is so deeply woven into the fabric of the united states that it can sometimes be difficult to recognize how much it has transformed the world we live in. Yiddish book center award from london book fair jewish ledger. Nov 25, 2015 the yiddish book center is now accepting applications for its fellowship program for the highpotential applicants in the us. Oct 08, 2015 the yiddish book center is now accepting applications for its 201617 fellowship program. 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. What attracts people to the yiddish book center fellowship program. Yiddish book center fellowships are 1year opportunities to work as fulltime staff at the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts.
Sadies fellowship year has been spent rummaging through the centeras archives, creating metadata spreadsheets, cataloguing collections, writing articles about interesting finds, and working with the centeras translation fellowship program. Alexis aaeng, who is graduating from the university of colorado boulder with a double major in jewish studies and history in spring 2016, received a competitive yearlong fellowship at the yiddish book center in amherst, ma for the academic year 20162017. Fellows spend a year as fulltime staff learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the centers major projects. This program is a fulltime job, like a paid internship, and not financial support for academic research. Yiddish book center fellowship program in the united states. Dec 14, 2016 the yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts, is now accepting applications for two education programs for college students and recent graduates. The yiddish book center s translation fellowship program has trained more than 60 translators over the past eight years.
Yiddish book center fellowship program 2020, usa armacad. For bachelors, masters and phds, in any field of study. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center. Yiddish book center accepting applications for fellowship. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for its fellowship program for the highpotential applicants in the us. Yiddish book center fellowship program is now open. Here is the opportunity for you to join yiddish book center fellowship program for program of 20172018. The yiddish book center works to tell the whole jewish story by rescuing, translating and disseminating yiddish books and presenting educational programs. Three yiddish experts and one englishonly radio producer read yiddish literature and then talk about it on a podcast.
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