[Neasis-l] NEA at the Yiddish Book Center

[NEA Announcements]

Registration is now open for the New England Archivists' Fall 2016 Meeting
<http://www.newenglandarchivists.org/Fall-2016> on Friday, October 14th, at
the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. This year’s fall
meeting, "Bridging the Gaps," will explore ways the archival profession can
reach across divisions and work with stakeholders to expand access to
collections and document underrepresented communities and issues.

If you come to Amherst earlier in the day, be sure to reserve a spot on one
of the tours of the Yiddish Book Center.
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In the late 1970s, then-graduate student Aaron Lansky (the NEA Fall 2016
Meeting's plenary speaker) discovered that untold numbers of irreplaceable
Yiddish books were being discarded by American-born Jews unable to read the
language of their Yiddish-speaking parents and grandparents. Organizing a
nationwide network of zamlers (volunteer book collectors), in 1980 Lansky
launched a campaign to save the world's remaining Yiddish books and
materials, founding the Yiddish Book Center. In less than four decades,
Yiddish works have gone from being endangered to being one of the most
thriving, open, and shared in-print literatures in the world.

The Yiddish Book Center <http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/> will be
offering tours on Friday, October 14th, at 10:45 AM and 11:30 AM, prior to
the afternoon meeting. Please reserve a spot by filling out our Tour Sign Up
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdx0poIVcVHAxn_fHXbeizJYCKO91OOxGUPmLCZOncv7DK9oQ/viewform>
form – space is limited.

Take advantage of our early-bird rates and register online today.*
<http://www.newenglandarchivists.org/Fall-2016>

And this year, for the first time, NEA will offer a chartered bus to
provide a greener and more affordable travel option from Boston to
Amherst. *Sign
up for the bus when you register for the meeting*.

NEA Fall 2016 Meeting
Bridging the Gaps
Friday, October 14, 2016 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Yiddish Book Center <http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/> | Amherst, MA

* Anyone interested in changing their registration status can contact the
registrar at registrar at newenglandarchivists.org


See you in Amherst!

New England Archivists
Communications Committee
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