The world’s first Yiddish museum, the Yiddish Book Center is home to permanent and visiting exhibits; two performance halls with a year-round schedule of public and educational programs; the annual Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music; an English-language bookstore; and a million Yiddish books. The Yiddish Book Center is a non-profit organization working to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating Yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs that broaden understanding of modern Jewish identity.
Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook, with Ilan Stavans Join us in person on Sunday, November 10, 2:00 p.m. ET Ilan Stavans discusses his new book Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook, coauthored with Margaret E. Boyle. Through 100 recipes it tells the complex story of Jewish life in Mexico, from the conversos in the colonial […]
Film Screening and Director Talkback: The Last New Yorker, with Harvey Wang Join us at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, October 20, 2:00 p.m. ET Lifelong friends and New Yorkers Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa) barely recognize the city of their youth. When Lenny, a small-time investor who’s always managed by […]
Harvey Wang’s New York Opening June 16, 2024, at the Yiddish Book Center Where else but New York? Where would you still find a 97-year-old scrap-metal collector, a pillow maker, a mannequin maker, or someone who still digs graves with a shovel? But not for long. Harvey Wang’s beautiful and often poignant portraits show us […]
Land of My Soul: The Theater of Sholem Asch Right from the beginning of his career, Sholem Asch, a yeshiva school dropout from a small Polish village, placed himself at the center of global theatrical culture. His 24 dramas were presented on major stages in multiple languages throughout the world making him one of the […]
Anita Norich in conversation with Lisa Newman Events Purchase Desires Desires is available for purchase on our online museum store. Purchase Desires Join us in person or on Zoom | Sunday, September 15, 2:00 p.m. ET Join Anita Norich at the Yiddish Book Center for a conversation about her recently released translation of Yiddish writer Celia Dropkin’s Desires (White Goat […]
Finding Home (Hungary, 1945)—The Little-Known Postwar Jewish Experience, with Dean Cycon Join us at the Yiddish Book Center for the Finding Home Reading Tour, a literary and performance experience featuring author Dean Cycon and Jewish music practitioners Bea Carlson (accordion/vocals) and Jason Ditzian (clarinet). This hour-long engagement takes audiences on a journey through several passages of Finding Home, […]
Sacred Time and Liminal Space: Ashkenazi Folk Magic at the Threshold Mondays and Wednesdays, September 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 2024 7:00–8:30 p.m. ET Just as Judaism is a religion of sacred time, liminal times and spaces play a powerful role in traditional Yiddish folk belief. The month of Elul, the weeks leading up […]
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music is back! Now in its twelfth year, Yidstock brings the best in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. From July 11 to 14, this four-day festival will include musicians and performers at the forefront of the Yiddish music scene. In addition to […]
Nathan-ism EVENTS Join us for a film screening at the Yiddish Book Center on Sunday, June 23 @ 2:00 p.m. ET Purchase tickets for "Nathan-ism" (Sunday Matinee). At the end of World War II, Nathan Hilu, the son of Syrian Jewish immigrants to New York, received a life-changing assignment from the U.S. Army: to guard […]
Nathan-ism EVENTS Join us for a film screening at the Yiddish Book Center on Wednesday, June 19 @ 2:00 p.m. ET Purchase tickets for "Nathan-ism" (Wednesday Matinee). At the end of World War II, Nathan Hilu, the son of Syrian Jewish immigrants to New York, received a life-changing assignment from the U.S. Army: to guard […]
Harvey Wang’s New York Opening June 16, 2024, at the Yiddish Book Center Where else but New York? Where would you still find a 97-year-old scrap-metal collector, a pillow maker, a mannequin maker, or someone who still digs graves with a shovel? But not for long. Harvey Wang’s beautiful and often poignant portraits show us […]
When Martin Broder’s family moved from Brooklyn to Detroit, his family began embarking on annual family trips back to Brooklyn each Passover. It was the one time of year everyone got together—and in this oral history excerpt, Martin provides extraordinary snapshots of the members of his family he’d see around the Seder table every year. […]
Yiddish: A Global Culture An immersive experience, Yiddish: A Global Culture tells the diasporic story of modern Yiddish literature, theater, music, press, and politics through hundreds of objects, including rare books, artwork, photographs, sheet music, Yiddish typewriters, memorabilia, and more. Global in scope yet deeply personal—with many prized heirlooms donated by families over the past 40 years—the […]
Yiddish: A Global Culture An immersive experience, Yiddish: A Global Culture tells the diasporic story of modern Yiddish literature, theater, music, press, and politics through hundreds of objects, including rare books, artwork, photographs, sheet music, Yiddish typewriters, memorabilia, and more. Global in scope yet deeply personal—with many prized heirlooms donated by families over the past 40 years—the […]
Yiddish: A Global Culture An immersive experience, Yiddish: A Global Culture tells the diasporic story of modern Yiddish literature, theater, music, press, and politics through hundreds of objects, including rare books, artwork, photographs, sheet music, Yiddish typewriters, memorabilia, and more. Global in scope yet deeply personal—with many prized heirlooms donated by families over the past 40 years—the […]
Yiddish: A Global Culture An immersive experience, Yiddish: A Global Culture tells the diasporic story of modern Yiddish literature, theater, music, press, and politics through hundreds of objects, including rare books, artwork, photographs, sheet music, Yiddish typewriters, memorabilia, and more. Global in scope yet deeply personal—with many prized heirlooms donated by families over the past 40 years—the […]
The Mexican Dreidel, with Ilan Stavans Join us at the Yiddish Book Center for a free reading with Ilan Stavans on Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 p.m. ET Register for The Mexican Dreidel, with Ilan Stavans Ilan Stavans returns to his Mexican childhood in his charming picture book, The Mexican Dreidel, about tradition, resilience, and a magical dreidel. […]
Hanukkah begins on Thursday, December 7 this year, so it's definitely not too early to shop now! Hanukkah Children's Books From unicorns to detectives, with plenty of latkes and even a bilingual Hanukkah story. Hanukkah Gift Ideas Menorahs, household items, book-related accessories, and other fun ideas. Hanukkah Toys and Games Memory games, arts and crafts, […]
