Yiddish Book Center
The Art of 20th Century Yiddish Poster Design: Theater/Politics/Lectures
Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St, Amherst, MA, United StatesIf you were to take a walk through the crowded Jewish neighborhoods of New York, Warsaw, Buenos Aires, and other centers of Yiddish life in the early twentieth century, you […]
Exhibit Opening | Albert Chasan: Painting His Parents’ Lives
Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St, Amherst, MA, United StatesGrowing up in 1930s New York City, Albert Chasan would listen to his parents talk in Yiddish about their harsh childhoods in the Russian Empire. Once he retired from the marketing communications firm he founded, Albert decided to commemorate his parents’ lives through a series of expressionistic, boldly hued acrylics. Join us on Sunday, April […]
Louis Mayer, Irving Thalberg and the making of Jewish identity in Hollywood, with Kenneth Turan
Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St, Amherst, MA, United StatesIn his recently released book Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation, film critic and author Kenneth Turan brings to life the extraordinary partnership of two key players at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who were instrumental in creating the film industry as we know it today. A book signing will follow the talk. Kenneth Turan was […]
Melinda Rosenblatt Lecture | The Yiddish Book Center at 45, with Aaron Lansky
Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St, Amherst, MA, United StatesJoin us for this year’s Melinda Rosenblatt Lecture with Aaron Lansky, president and founder of the Yiddish Book Center, as he shares his recollections, reflections, and predictions for the Center's future ahead of his retirement. A reception with light refreshments will follow the talk.
