Cohead fellow, residential research fellowship on yiddish matters, frankel institute for advanced judaic studies, university of michigan spring 2020 naomi foundation grant in yiddish pedagogy 20182019 yiddish book center translation fellowship 2018. The institute for israel and jewish studies is dedicated to the academic study and discussion of israel and jewish studies. In the great jewish books summer program, high school students read. The national yiddish book center is a vibrant, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain programs. Harris translation awards for various books by antonio tabucchi include an nea translation fellowship, the italian prose in translation award, and the national. Museum of jewish heritage a living memorial to the holocaust. Translation fellowship applications require a complete online form, including all supporting materials cover letter, project. How amazing it is to hear grace read her work in this archival recordingher literary voice i know but to hear her own voice is truly something quite special. A translation fellowship program continued foraspiring yiddish translators. Henry sapoznik, founding director of the mayrent institute for yiddish culture at the university of wisconsinmadison, has been awarded a 2015 translation fellowship from the national yiddish book center. 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.
In addition to the novel chaim gravitzer, turner is currently translating a book length anthology of yiddish humoresques by joseph tunkel, with the support of a translation fellowship from the national endowment for. 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. Fellows spend a year as fulltime staff members, learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the center s major projects, working closely with colleagues and supervisors. The yiddish book center fellowship program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin. We are excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2020 yiddish book center translation fellowship. 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. In addition, we can provide you with used copies and reprints of most yiddish titles at nominal cost. 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. 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. Yiddish book center award from london book fair jewish. Translation fellowship at yiddish book center, motl didner for a miracle in the war saw ghetto and the wedding in foehrenwald 2011 drama desk nomination for outstanding musical revue for fyvush finkel live. Translated by former yiddish book center translation fellow yermiyahu ahron taub. The translation fellowship program was founded to train, support, and encourage a new generation of yiddish literary translators and scholars.
The yiddish book center fellowship program offers recent college graduates a yearlong professional experience in yiddish language and jewish cultural work. National yiddish theatre folksbiene presents may programming. Amherst, massachusetts applications for the yiddish book center s 2018 translation fellowship program are due nov. Board of directors the american literary translators. A collection of audio books, recorded programs and multimedia resources from the yiddish book center. Congratulations to phd student tiarra cooper, who has been awarded a fellowship to attend the 2020 auschwitz jewish center fellows program. Translation projects guidelines for fy 2022 literature fellowships with an application deadline in 2021 will be posted later this year. The yiddish book center is a vibrant, nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish and other modern jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. Translation fellow at national yiddish book center. Culture transcends national borders and has a life of its own, says phd candidate meyer weinshel, who highlights the need for intercultural literacy and multilingualism. Henry sapoznik, founding director of the mayrent institute for yiddish culture at the university of wisconsinmadison, has been awarded a 2015 translation fellowship from the national yiddish book center the translation fellowship program was founded to train, support, and encourage a new generation of yiddish literary translators and scholars. Mann professor of modern jewish studies at cornell university, where he is currently the. Charity navigator rating for national yiddish book center.
National yiddish book centernational 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. We offer fellowships and courses for high school students, college students. Yiddish book center for international fellowship in usa. Justin daniel cammy associate professor of jewish studies. More than 10,000 of our titles are now available freeofcharge through the open content alliance. His archival research in traditional texts and translations reveals intersections between german and yiddish cultures. Amherst, massachusetts applications for the yiddish book centers 2018 translation fellowship program are due nov.
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. The yiddish book centers translation fellowship program has trained more than 60 translators over the past eight years. Get to know michigans jewish poets during national poetry month. The auschwitz jewish center fellows program is a threeandahalfweek advanced study trip for students who are matriculated in graduate programs or are completing undergraduate degrees in holocaust studies and related fields. When he was a 23yearold graduate student, lansky stumbled upon an alarming fact. Fellows provide content for existing programs and spearhead new projects. She is an associate professor at columbia college chicago, where she teaches creative writing and translation, and is a core faculty member at the randolph college mfa program. The yiddish book center fellowship program offers recent college graduates a. An anthology of yiddish childrens literature is slated to appear in october 2020 with new york university press. Educators the yiddish book center offers a range of programs and resources for current and prospective teachers of yiddish and jewish literature. A yearlong program for yiddish literary translators. Visitor programs welcomed approximately 10,000 visitors and offered permanent and traveling exhibitions and interpretive tours.
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. 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 yiddish book centers translation fellowship program trains, supports, and. 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. I look forward to an updated version to learning more about the national yiddish book center in amherst massachusetts.
Yiddish book center fellows spend a year as fulltime staff members, learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the center s major projects. Each year, the program selects a group of emerging translators who are versed in yiddish language and culture. Yiddish book center award from london book fair jewish ledger. She is an associate professor at columbia college chicago, and a translation mentor for the national yiddish book center. The award recognizes the yiddish book centers ongoing efforts to raise the profile of literature in translation, to train and mentor a new generation of yiddish translators, and to bring. She translates hebrew poetry and prose, and has also served as a translation mentor for the national yiddish book center.
In november 2002 grace paley attended the yiddish book centers great jewish books conference as a writerinresidence. Located in amherst, massachusetts, the center safeguards a collection of 1. The fellowship program offers talented young college graduates who are passionate about yiddish language and culture the opportunity to spend a year as fulltime book center staff. How a mensch from massachusetts saved yiddish literature for generations to come by sue macy. The national yiddish book center was founded in 1980 by macarthur fellow aaron lansky, who continues to lead the organization as its president. Click here to read an excerpt of boyarins translation acknowledgement. The yiddish book center in amherst, massachusetts is accepting applicants for the 201819 yiddish book center fellowship program. May 04, 2020 motl was an inaugural translation fellow at the yiddish book center and teaches yiddish language classes and theater workshops at the workers circle. She is currently working on a literary study of the yiddish author david bergelson, and has recently been awarded a national yiddish book center translation fellowship. Sapoznik lands yiddish translation fellowship college of. Through fellowships to published translators, the national endowment for the arts supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into english. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish. Each year since 20, the fellowship has brought together a cohort of yiddish translators with experienced mentors and professional literary translators to workshop, discuss, and hone their craft together. The yiddish book center s translation fellowship program trains, supports, and encourages the work of yiddish literary translators.
The yiddish book center translation fellowship trains, supports, and encourages a new generation of yiddish literary translators. About the yiddish book center translation fellowship. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for its fellowship program for the highpotential applicants in the us. She received a howard foundation fellowship for her next book, nomad, as well as a grant from the institute for the translation of hebrew literature for her work translating the israeli poet yudit shahar. Apply by october 30 for the translation fellowship jewish. Yiddish book center receives literary translation award from. Dear friend, take a look at our fellows blog, tsum yarid, for a glimpse of the many projects underway at the book center. Yiddish book center accepting applications for fellowship. Project areas working in one or two main project areas, yiddish book center fellows bring their insight, ingenuity, and energy to help us carry out both established projects and new initiatives. It is one of ten western massachusetts museums constituting the museums10 consortium. While fellows may explore the nuances of yiddish language, literature, and stylistics through their translation projects, no formal language instruction is provided. View beth dwoskins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Some have gone on to receive honors of their own, including grants from.
She began translating yiddish literature in 2014, thanks to a translation fellowship from the yiddish book center amherst, ma. 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. National yiddish book center is a libraries, historical societies and landmark preservation charity located in amherst, ma. Encounters with jewish culture, as well as online and onsite classes for adult. Sadie goldshapiro tells us what itas like to spend a year as a yiddish book center fellow. Phd student tiarra cooper receives auschwitz jewish center. 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. Each year, the yiddish book center translation fellowship selects a group of emerging translators who are versed in yiddish language and culture. Up to ten translation fellows will be selected to receive yearlong mentorship and training to complete book length projects in yiddish translation. Learn about our translation fellowship program and translation publishing projects. 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 jewish public library of montreal.
The yiddish book center translation fellowship program trains, supports, and encourages a new generation of yiddish literary translators. Jan 07, 2018 yiddish book center fellowship program 20182019. Committed to blending rigorous scholarship with cuttingedge teaching and intellectual opportunities, the iijs explores the best thats been thought and said in the field and examines the length and breadth of jewish history and culture. In addition, the book center continues to collaborate on translationsof yiddish literature for publication and continues to enhance itswebsite as a platform for educational materials, blogs, podcasts, and social networks. Email march update from the yiddish book center yiddish. The yiddish book centers translation fellowship program trains, supports, and encourages the work of yiddish literary translators. Our priority now is to advance knowledge of the content and literary and cultural progeny of the books weve saved. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for the. Saving a million yiddish books was just the beginning. The center s educational programs include the steiner summer yiddish program for college students, the great jewish books summer program for high school students, a great jewish books teacher workshop, a fellowship program, a translation fellowship, and tent. Yiddish translation fellowship yiddish book center.
Motl was an inaugural translation fellow at the yiddish book center and teaches yiddish language classes and theater workshops at the workers circle. About the yiddish book center translation fellowship yiddish. Once in detroit, korman edited an anthology of poetry of yiddish women poets 1928. Beth dwoskin translation fellow national yiddish book. National yiddish book center inc guidestar profile. 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. National yiddish book center in amherst, ma librarything. National yiddish book center jewish virtual library. Apply to the yiddish book center translation fellowship program. Youll find accounts of a trip to collect the donated library of a yiddish author. 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 center s staff.
Yiddish book center, 1021 west st, amherst, ma 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 center s fellowship program and develop professional skills while contributing to the center s major. Yiddish book center shortlisted for the london book fair. Explore modern jewish literature in english translation with other dedicated readers. The national yiddish book center is a vital site for scholars interested in yiddish literature and yiddish language culture. Emerging translators are those who are working on their first booklength translation from yiddish to english. This translation project was made possible by the generous financial assistance, mentorship, and peer support provided by the national yiddish book centers emerging translators fellowship, for which i am wholeheartedly grateful.
Jonathan boyarin is a cultural anthropologist who has taught at wesleyan university, dartmouth, the university of kansas, and the university of north carolina at chapel hill. Yiddish book center fellowship program 20182019 ceeres. Yiddish fellowship the institute for israel and jewish. 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. Rather, the program emphasizes the learning and development of skills and techniques related to creative writing and the art of literary translation. The awards, held in partnership with the uk publishers association, celebrate publishing success in seventeen categories and represent the best publishing ambassadors, innovative publishing, and ground. From the judges citation katrina dodsons translation of clarice lispectors complete stories is a revelation that lays bare the breadth of both the authors and translators talent.
The yiddish book center announced that it has been shortlisted for the 2019 london book fair international excellence awards in the category of the literary translation initiative award. Apply by october 30 for the translation fellowship. Harriet murav oral history interview, interviewed by christa whitney, yiddish book center s wexler oral history project, the association for jewish studies conference in san diego, ca, december 20, 2016. This translation project was made possible by the generous financial assistance, mentorship, and peer support provided by the national yiddish book center s emerging translators fellowship, for which i am wholeheartedly grateful. Each year, the program selects a group of translators who are versed in yiddish language and culture. Meet the workshop leaders and mentors yiddish book center. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for the 2018 translation fellowship program thursday, sep 14, 2017 the translation fellowship program is part of the centers larger translation initiative to train and mentor a new generation of yiddish translators and publish newly translated works. The yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to recover, celebrate, and regenerate yiddish and modern jewish literature and culture. Matt johnson received a yiddish translation fellowship from the yiddish book center in amherst for 20202021. Yiddish book center fellowship program, usa armacad.
The national yiddish book center is a nonprofit organization working to rescue yiddish books and share their content with the world. Stories of a clever pup as a translation fellow at the yiddish book center. A history from colonial times to today by pamela s. Its importance for an understanding a central part of european and north american culture can scarcely be exaggerated. She is currently working on a critical study of yiddish childrens literature and translating khaver pavers labzik. The frances brandt online yiddish audio library can be subscribed to.
Fellows help recruit candidates for the centers translation. The yiddish book center is now accepting applications for its 201220 fellowship program. Its annual translation issue, a digital publication, features newly translated works of yiddish literature. Aaron lansky visits with sebastian schulman, director of the yiddish book center s yiddish translation fellowship program, to learn about the launch of the center s yiddish translation fellowship, development of the center s yiddish translation website, new translations, epublishing of yiddish translation, and so much more. The yiddish book centers translation fellowship program has trained. Recognition for the yiddish book center s translation initiative. Yiddish book center fellowship program 2017, amherst, usa.