Named Gift Opportunities
$3,000,000
The Collection
Ensure the safekeeping and permanent accessibility of the world's largest collection of Yiddish books.
$2,000,000
The Virtual Yiddish Library
Make every page of every title in our collection accessible on-line.
$1,100,000
The Krupnick Program/Hershel and Ritvtche Goldfarb Chair in Yiddish*
Jack and Ruthe B. Cowl Center for Jewish Culture*
The Kaplen Fund for Pakn Treger*
The David and Sylvia Steiner Fund for Summer Interns*
New Yiddish Library
Identify the best works of modern Yiddish literature and translate them into English.
Summer Internship Program
Provide talented college students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Yiddish.
Yiddish Library Fund
Establish Yiddish collections at the world's great libraries.
$500,000
Yiddish Book Rescue Fund
Support our core mission: to save endangered Yiddish books and make them available to all.
$400,000
Yiddish Fellowship
Fund year-long work-study positions for promising young Yiddish activists and scholars.
$300,000
Recorded Jewish Books (in English)
Bring Jewish literature to a wider audience through lively, unabridged recordings.
Summer Conference
Support our premiere educational program for adults: five days exploring Jewish culture with expert faculty.
Yiddish Talking Books
Introduce future generations to the sounds of native Yiddish through new recordings of full-length Yiddish books.
$250,000
Fund for Ongoing Digitization
Underwrite digitization and permanent accessibility of up to 500 newly rescued titles each year.
$150,000
Yiddish Internship
Permanently sponsor one student every summer.
Yiddish Book Scholarship Fund for Students
Help deserving students purchase Yiddish books.
$50,000
Pakn Treger: Honorary Editor
Help establish a permanent production fund for our English-language magazine.
Virtual Yiddish Library: Honorary Librarian
Emblazon your name on the on-line gateway to modern Yiddish literature.
$30,000
Book Rescue Fund: Honorary Zamler
Support our world-wide network of volunteers.
$25,000
Yiddish Library Fund: Benefactor
Provide grants to individual libraries for Yiddish book acquisitions.
$20,000
Recorded Jewish Books: Patron
Help us produce and distribute recordings of great Jewish books on CD.
Public Programs Fund: Patron
Sponsor innovative cultural programs.
Exhibition Fund: Patron
Bring the world's best traveling museum exhibitions to the Center.
$10,000
Yiddish Book Rescue Fund: Contributor
Keep our core mission vital and strong.
$3,600
The Fund for Yiddish: Supporter
Underwrite the Center's daily operations in perpetuity.
To speak with us about endowment and named gift opportunities, and information on how we can help make your gift work for you -- please phone our Development Office at 1-866-9-OUTWIT (866-968-8948), or email us at
outwit@bikher.org.
* This opportunity has been fully funded
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