Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 4.421 May 14, 1995 1) A Yiddish itinerary (Fishl Kutner) 2) Birobidzhan (Martin Davis) 3) National Yiddish Book Center (Martin Perry) 4) Yiddish Program at Tel Aviv University (Avrom Novershtern) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 12 May 1995 06:30:13 -0700 From: fishl@well.sf.ca.us Subject: A Yiddish itinerary Travel Yiddish America (TYA) is an attempt to develop a trip which would visit the major Yiddish institutions, and Yiddish clubs in the US and Canada. Probably no one will do the entire trip, but selected segments could make for an exciting vacation. Imagine just the one leg from Boston to Miami. This would read like a Who's Who in the Yiddish World. The trip across Canada is laden with centers rivaling the best in the world. Wouldn't you truly enjoy the scenery enroute from Phoenix through San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle to Vancouver? Our first task is to identify the Yiddish institutions and groups. The AAA can then lay out the trip on a map, and that part would not take our effort. Perhaps we could include events and meeting dates so that our arrival would maximize our opportunity of getting the most out of our journey. At some distant time we could include recommended places to stay and dine. Feedback would come from our travelers and local Yiddish clubs. This information could be noted on Mendele and would be available to all. Der bay will publish articles starting this September on progress made in developing the journey. If you are interested in writing an article on a location or a particular portion of the trip, please contact Fishl directly so as not to burden Mendele. Post online or write to him: fishl@well.sf.ca.us Philip "Fishl" Kutner 1128 Tanglewood Way, San Mateo CA 94403 2)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 12 May 95 10:04:25 EDT From: davism@cs.nyu.edu Subject: Birobidzhan The May 6 issue of _The Economist_ has a short interesting piece on the "Jewish Autonomous Region" of Russia (p.52). Martin Davis 3)---------------------------------------------------- Date: 12 May 95 10:06:40 EDT From: 71363.125@compuserve.com Subject: National Yiddish Book Center Jewish Labor Committee Protests Use of Non-Union Labor by National Yiddish Book Center ----- Calls on Community to Join Protest MAY 12, 1995 -- NYC The Jewish Labor Committee has issued a call to the Jewish community to join in asking the National Yiddish Book Center to reconsider its recent decision to continue its relationship with a contractor which has no collective bargaining agreement with its workers. The Book Center, the nation's largest agency collecting and distributing Yiddish books, is expanding a new facility in South Hadley, MA. The JLC intervened at the request of Mark Erlich, Business Manager/Financial Secretary of Local 40 of the Carpenters and Joiners Union, based in Cambridge, MA. Erlich is also the grandson of Henryk Erlich, a leader of the Jewish Labor Bund in Poland, who was arrested and later executed by the Soviet Union in 1941. Despite attempts by Erlich and others to convince NYBC to drop the non-union contractor, and discussions with members of the Center's board, the Center decided to continue its relationship with its non-union contractor, rather than utilize one of several unionized alternatives. The National Yiddish Book Center was formed not only to collect and redistribute Yiddish books, but also to preserve and share with younger Jews Yiddish culture and tradition. That culture is intimately linked with the history of the Jewish labor movement. The JLC is asking interested individuals to contact the National Yiddish Book Center, and ask them to switch their business to one of the union bidders for the project. Please write to: Aaron Lansky, President National Yiddish Book Center 48 Woodbridge Street South Hadley, MA 01075 -------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE The JLC has represented the organized Jewish community on questions relating to trade unionism and human rights since 1934, when it was founded as a labor-based rescue operation in response to the rise of Nazism in Europe. Today, the JLC works to maintain and strengthen the historically strong relationship between the American Jewish community and the trade union movement, and to promote the shared social justice agenda of both communities. Information about our current activities is available upon request by writing to: Jewish Labor Committee 25 East 21st Street New York, NY 10010 Martin Perry 4)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 13 May 1995 11:54:28 +0300 (IDT) From: nowers@cc.huji.ac.il Subject: Yiddish Program at Tel Aviv University Ale khaveyrim fun "Mendele" in Yisroel vern hartsik farbetn tsu der fayerlekher derefenung fun der yidish-program in Tel-Aviver universitet. Di program trogt dem nomen fun Bentsyen un Perl Margulies. Di derefenung vet forkumen donershtik, dem 25stn may, 4 a zeyger bay tog, in "Moadon hauniversita al-shem Gordon" (er gefint zikh in droysn fun campus, un geveynlekh ruft men im "Habayt hayarok"). Mayn referat vet zayn vegn "Manger in London". Lea Koenig vet oysfirn di kinstlerishe program. Avrom Novershtern ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol. 4.421 Mendele has 2 rules: 1. Provide a meaningful Subject: line 2. 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