Yiddish Book Center

Aaron Lansky, founder and president of the Yiddish Book Center with Susan Bronson, executive director
Yiddish Book Center Announces Retirement of Founder and President Aaron Lansky
The Yiddish Book Center has announced that Aaron Lansky, the organization’s founder and MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grant' winner, will retire from
Images (left to right): Martin Haake, Yiddishland (detail), 60-foot illustrated mural, 2023. Yiddish typewriter, Hermes “Baby” model (Switzerland), 1941. A Collection of Jewish Songs for Violin, Hebrew Publishing Company (New York), 1914.
Yiddish Book Center Celebrates 150 Years of Modern Jewish Creativity
The Yiddish Book Center presents a major new core exhibition that explores a multi-faceted international story of identity, creativity, mi
Miriam Borden
Bright Young Collectors: Miriam Borden
Our Bright Young Collectors series continues today with Miriam Borden, winner of the
Yiddish Book Center Received a National Medal for Museum and Library Service
AMHERST, MA (April 24, 2014)—The Yiddish Book Center has announced that it is one of 10 recipients of this year’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service.