A Bintel Brief, an exhibit of illustrations by Liana Finck based on letters to the Forverts newspaper's advice column, opened at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, April 7th.
The National Library of Israel in Jerusalem will host a conference on the future of Yiddish on January 29, 2013. The conference will be held in conjunction with “800 Years of Written Yiddish: Yiddish Treasures at the National Library of Israel”....
The Yiddish Book Center is accepting applications for two unique programs which offer college students and recent graduates the opportunity to study Yiddish language and culture and gain professional experience. Since its founding in 1980 the Yiddish Book Center has been offering an array of educational programs.
The Yiddish Book Center has been named a Standard Bearer by Slingshot '12-'13, a resource guide for Jewish innovation. The Guide features the 50 most innovative Jewish projects in North America....
The National Library of Israel and the Yiddish Book Center announced the formation of a partnership to digitize the majority of existing Yiddish language books, and to make Yiddish the World's First Fully Accessible Literature.
After receiving over two dozen entries of the highest caliber, the Yiddish Book Center is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2012 Translation Prize...
Noting that “an astounding 98% of Yiddish books have yet to be translated into English,” Yiddish Book Center founder and president, Aaron Lansky, has announced the Center’s new Translation Fellowship Program to train and develop a new generation of Yiddish translators.
Ilan Stavans - author, culture commentator, and scholar - will present South of the Border: The Jews of Latin America, a two-day program at the Yiddish Book Center, November 2-4, 2012
The Yiddish Book Center’s Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library, a fast-growing collection of online Yiddish books, is now searchable in Yiddish (Hebrew) characters.
Mar 27, 2013 
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