NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC
EIN 04-2708878 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A230)
What they do
THE NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER (THE "CENTER") WORKS to RECOVER, CELEBRATE, and REGENERATE YIDDISH and MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE and CULTURE to ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING of JEWISH HISTORY and IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, and COMMITMENT to THE HISTORY and FUTURE of YIDDISH and JEWISH CULTURE. THESE GOALS ARE FURTHERED THROUGH A RANGE of INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL and CULTURAL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL INITIATIVES, and STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. BOOKS ARE RECOVERED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE and LEAD GROUND-BREAKING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS PROJECTS INCLUDING THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY to MAKE ALL YIDDISH BOOKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A SINGLE ONLINE PORTAL. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, and ADULTS. TRANSLATORS ARE TRAINED and PUBLICATION of NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS ARE DONE THROUGH WHITE GOAT PRESS, THE CENTERS BOOK IMPRINT, and PAKN TREGER, AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1980
- Location
- 1021 WEST ST, AMHERST, MA 01002-3375
- County
- Hampshire
- In care of
- % OWALLA FACTEAU