National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical. The project is particularly interested in how yiddish language and culture inform jewish. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center about. Whether reciting the torah, telling the story of passover, simply kibitzing or recounting tales of fools and sages, jewish oral tradition runs deep. Leonard nimoy jewish actor best known for his role as spock on the star trek science fiction series explains the jewish story behind the handgesture he made famous through his role as spock.
Selected clips from our collection of oral history interviews in yiddish. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. As a result, there is not a finely detailed or extensive history of the industry. Explore highlights from the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project collection. Oral history is the collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or. Find out more about the carnegie collections at columbia. Some 20 dailies came into existence during that period, and for. The melton center for jewish studies now offers a certficate in jewish oral history to nondegree students. Drawing from a background in counseling psychology and journalism, she has conducted numerous oral history interviews, workshops, seminars and presentations. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center, amherst, massachusetts. Online resources in american jewish history american. Oral history the brooklyn jewish historical initiative. The yiddish book centers 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. 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.
Today the collection comprises more than 2,900 audio and video interviews with composers, jazz musicians, and other major. The mere title of this novel oral history imprinted between book covers. Oral history collection listing pdf over 156,000 pages of transcripts, 6,000 hours of taped interviews, 2,250 informants. The new york public librarys community oral history project is an initiative taking place at nypl branches that aims to document, preserve, and celebrate the rich history of the citys unique communities by collecting the stories of people who have experienced it firsthand to find out when nypls community oral history project will be coming to your community, learn how to.
To learn more about our campaign to capture oral history interviews in. Home to a million yiddish books, permanent and visiting exhibits, galleries, an englishlanguage bookstore and two performance halls, the center hosts a yearround schedule of educational programs, concerts, films and events. Nondegree students who have successfully completed the required four courses will receive a certificate in jewish oral history from melton center for. Aaron lansky visits with christa whitney, the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project director, to talk about her recent fieldwork in poland and her new project to interview the children of yiddish writers. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy.
Since 2010, the yiddish book centers 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. This book collects original research essays to explore the diverse uses of photographs and photography in oral history, from the use of photos as memory triggers to their deployment in the telling of life stories. Oral history of american music celebrates 50 years oral history of american music oham originated in 1969, when vivian perlis, a reference librarian in the yale school of music, began recording interviews with friends and colleagues of charles ives. Sara ghitis has been dedicated to preserving the life stories of individuals, families, communities and organizations for more than 10 years. The project completion grant is intended to facilitate the completion of projects relevant to southern jewish history. The west point center for oral history is a privately funded organization that relies on the generosity of donors. When did the pronunciation of the word electoral change. American jewish committee oral history collection the. The yiddish book centers wexler oral history project is a. The sjhs grants committee is now accepting applications for the current year 2020 cycle for the following grants.
Oral history films christa whitney, director of the centers wexler oral history project, will screen and then discuss two short films from the projects beyond the books series showcasing yiddish literary figures and their descendants. The antieviction mapping project is a data visualization, data analysis, and digitial storytelling collective documenting the dispossession of san francisco bay area residents. Spanning generations and featuring multiple narratives in diverse voices, oral history is replete with irony. When you click on the link below, you will be taken to the west point association of graduates website and instructions on how to give to the center. Ben mandelkorn the columbus jewish historical society. Yiddish film past and present by eric goldman, along with the work done by the yivo institution and the national center for jewish film have helped. National yiddish book center logo jewish womens archive. France s m gann m quade 311 f rances mcgann mcquade commenced work at the new ucla school of law in.
For further information, see the editorinchiefs introduction on page. The printed word is a fantastic method of capturing history, but when you hear it directly from the source with the humor andor passion in the voice, it is the ultimate in history. Skip to main content sharing stories inspiring change. Oral history interview with monroe nachman, douglas. Feel free to browse our store, but be aware that the shopping cart is disabled.
Rating for national yiddish book center charity navigator. You can make a donation in support of this effort and your gift will be matched dollarfordollar by peter and deborah wexler. Come to the yiddish book center and enter a lebedike velt, a lively world of yiddish culture. Whitney director, wexler oral history project yiddish. Since 2010, the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project has recorded more than indepth video interviews that provide a deeper understanding. Center for jewish history and partner collections span five thousand years, with tens of millions of archival documents in dozens of languages and alphabet systems, more than 500,000 volumes, as well as thousands of artworks, textiles, ritual objects, recordings, films, and photographs. 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. Anticipating its 25th anniversary, the institute for research on women, gender, and sexuality irwgs approached the columbia center for oral history research ccohr in 2012, about an oral history project to document the history of the department and the growth and development of feminism at columbia. 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. Grants may not be used to fund research or travel, but are intended to cover production or completion expenses such as the editing or indexing of. Mandelkorn served as a gadfly, a pathfinder, and a visionary as he led the columbus jewish community to develop the columbus jewish federation, heritage house, the jewish.
In new york city, the hub of the yiddishamerican universe, over 150 yiddish dailies, weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, festival journals, and yearbooks appeared between 1885 and 1914. Published in 1983, oral history is lee smiths bestknown and most complex novel. Index by faith jones nypl a comprehensive source for yiddish theater research, including biographies of individual actors, directors, composers and playwrights. The center s experts are leaders in unlocking archival. Transcript of oral history interview with irving s. Oral history hershel auerbach, born june 3, 1918 in new york, ny, describes being a captain in the us army during world war ii. This engaging, often funny documentary chronicles the adventures of an enterprising 23yearold named aaron lansky. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10. The carnegie corporation of new york oral history project has been a fortyyear undertaking. The myer and rosaline feinstein center for american jewish history was created to promote the study of the jewish experience in america hjudaic the jewish studies network with over 2000 subscribers worldwide, jsn is the premier electronic source concerning judaica and the academic study and discussion of judaism ancient, mediaeval, and modern. Certificate in jewish oral history melton center for. This is an excerpt from benjamin harshavs full oral history. Director, wexler oral history project at national yiddish book center. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center home.
At the peak of its popularity, new yorks catskills regiondubbed the borscht belt because of its popularity with jewish vacationerswas home to hundreds of hotels, vacation bungalows, and clubs where top comedians and other performers regularly appeared. About this site the yiddish book centers great jewish. Bay area narratives of displacement and resistance anti. The oral history of a nuclear disaster by svetlana alexievich, please kill me. Since 2010, the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project has recorded more than 700 indepth video interviews that provide a deeper understanding. Oral history avraham tory was born avraham golub in 1910, in the small town of lazdijai, lithuania. Dunaway has captured the beauty of oral history and has shared his method and reasonings through this book. Wexler oral history project of the yiddish book center. So this book, oral history, falls right in line with the kind of depth and authenticity ive come to expect from smith.
You can also browse the centers main website at yiddishbookcenter. In 1995, mgm released a stylish, cyberspace thriller called hackers. The steven spielberg digital yiddish library includes more than 11,000 yiddish titles available to read online or download free of charge. The books contributors include both oral historians and photography scholars and critics. Institute for research on women, gender, and sexuality. Created by teachers for teachers, the yiddish book centers great jewish books teacher resources is an evergrowing collection of textual, audio, and visual materials designed to support those who want to teach modern jewish literature and culture at secondary schools, universities, and elsewhere. She follows one twisted family tree one that crosses its own branches a couple of times, if you get my drift through hard times, farming, coal mining, disaster, and cityslicker school teachers a disaster in their own right. The yiddish cinema by judith goldberg and visions, images, and dreams. 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.
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. Yiddish jewish digital collections and jewish study guides. Annette has been involved in temple emanuels sisterhood in addition to brandeis womens book group while working as a stock broker for over 25 years. As part of the yiddish book center wexler oral history project, leonard nimoy explains the origin of the vulcan hand signal used by spock, his character in the star trek series. Register for courses through ohio states office of extended education, or through program 60 for those age 60 or older.
At the jewish community center, judy worked in the. Contact us jewish womens archive one harvard street brookline ma 02445 6172322258. To learn more about the yiddish book centers wexler oral history project, visit. Oral history interview with avraham blander collections. Popular oral history books meet your next favorite book. Avraham was hiding in kovno when war broke out on june 22, 1941, and began to write his diary which he kept for three years. The wexler oral history project is a growing collection. Phase one of the projects began in 1966 and was completed in 1974. 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.
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