Dear Friends,
I will be giving a series of poetry readings in the greater Boston area.
Thanks for spreading the word. I hope to see you there!
Best wishes,
Ahron
www.yataub.net
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Friday, May 2, 2014
11:00 a.m.
Poetry reading and di
Dear Friends,
An additional Thursday evening reading has been added to the list of my
upcoming poetry readings in the Boston area from May 1-May 3, 2014. Please
find below the complete list.
Thank you for spreading the word, and I hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Ahron
www.yataub.net
,
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Title: *Tsugreytndik zikh tsu tantsn - naye Yidishe lider*
*Preparing to Dance - New Yiddish Songs*
Performers: Malerai - Goldstein - Masecki
Composer: Michał Górczyński
Poet: Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Publisher: Multikulti Project (Poznan, Poland)
Series: Tikkun Series
Dear Safranim,
I am delighted to announce the publication of *Oedipus in Brooklyn and
Other Stories* by Blume Lempel and translated from the Yiddish by Ellen
Cassedy (www.ellencassedy.com) and me. The book is co-published by Mandel
Vilar Press and Dryad Press and is available for purchase via Dry
Dear Friends,
Please find below an announcement for an upcoming event with poet and
translator Barbara Goldberg co-sponsored by Association of Jewish
Libraries/Capital Area Chapter (AJL/CAC) and Israel House.
Very special thanks to our speaker Barbara Goldberg, our host Gail Shirazi,
and to our c
Dear Yossi,
Can you post the press release below and the attached Submissions
Guidelines on ha-Safran?
Thanks so much,
A
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
January 2017
*CONTACT:*
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
ajljewishfictionaw...@gmail.com
res together to
create striking narrative tales of trauma, loss, displacement, sexuality,
and xenophobia. Imagine a Yiddish bard from centuries past who creates
scenes that mark his place in this post-modern world: that is Yermiyahu
Ahron Taub. This courageous collection, which offers flickers of
Dear Friends,
Please save the date for a *Sunday, October 22, 2017* Association of Jewish
Libraries/Capital Area Chapter (AJL/CAC) program entitled “Kabbalat
Shabbat: the Grand Unification: Unifying the Spiritual Soul and the
Scientific Mind Through the Illuminated Manuscript” with artist and au
Dear Friends,
I am writing to remind you about the upcoming *Sunday, October 22,
2017* Association
of Jewish Libraries/Capital Area Chapter (AJL/CAC) program entitled
“Kabbalat Shabbat: the Grand Unification: Unifying the Spiritual Soul and
the Scientific Mind Through the Illuminated Manuscript
Dear Friends,
Just a final reminder. The Association of Jewish Libraries/Capital Area
Chapter (AJL/CAC) program entitled “Kabbalat Shabbat: the Grand
Unification: Unifying the Spiritual Soul and the Scientific Mind Through
the Illuminated Manuscript” with artist and author Debra Band will take
Dear Friends,
I am pleased to let you know about the publication of my sixth book of
poetry, *A moyz tsvishn vakldike volkn-kratsers: geklibene Yidishe lider/A
Mouse Among Tottering Skyscrapers: Selected Yiddish Poems* (Tel Aviv:
Bibliotek fun der haynttsaytiker Yidisher literatur/Library of Conte
link for an article by Erika Dreifus on the award in
*Tablet*. Special thanks to Erika and interviewee Rachel Kamin.
http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/254651/mazal-tov-to-a-new-jewish-book-award
Best wishes,
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
Chairperson, AJL Jewish Fiction Award Committee
AJL Jewish Fiction
small-town America,
Taub's characters are on quests that stretch over lifetimes and are
riveting to watch.
—Evan Fallenberg, author of *The Parting Gift*
Not all poets can also write prose, but Yermiyahu Ahron Taub certainly can.
In a mere dozen pages or so, his story “Lettering and th
ical Novel*. Translated from the Yiddish
and with an afterword by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub. Introduction by Emma Garman.
Amherst, Massachusetts: White Goat Press, 2022. 289 pages. Paperback
edition ISBN: 978-1-734872-9-2; Hardcover edition ISBN:
978-8-9852069-0-6; Ebook
edition ISBN: 978-8-9852069
Blessed Hands: Stories*. Translated from the Yiddish by
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub; foreword by Isaac Elchanan Ranch; afterword by
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub. Philadelphia: Frayed Edge Press, 2023. ISBN
9781642510492 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781642510515 (ebook)
*Advance Praise for
Wyman of Dan Wyman Books
for underwriting this award and to the AJL Council for their support.
And many thanks to all of the Committee members for their insights and hard
work throughout the process.
All my best,
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub, Chairperson
on behalf of the AJL Jewish Fiction Award Committee
Dear Colleagues,
The AJL Jewish Fiction Award Committee is seeking two new members. This is
an exciting opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant field of
contemporary Jewish fiction; to connect with and learn from a group of wise
and committed colleagues; and to honor outstanding writers. We
Dear All,
The next Association of Jewish Libraries/Capital Area Chapter (AJL/CAC)
program will be a lecture by Jennifer Breger from *10 AM until noon on
Sunday, September 22, 2019 *at Beth Sholom Congregation, 11825 Seven Locks
Road, Potomac, Maryland 20854. Please see below for more information o
Dear Friends,
Does anyone have any contact information for the heirs of the Estates of
S.Y. Agnon, Sol Liptzin, and Berl Kagan (Kohen)? I've found on Wikipedia
that the children of Agnon are Emuna Yaron and Shalom Agnon. The heirs of
Liptzin are Velva L. Lynfield and Karen Sitton. I have not found
I am posting the announcement below on behalf of the author.
Please direct all queries to the author at the e-mail address in the
announcement.
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Author Sydelle Pearl will be doing a book signing for her award-winning
novel,* Wordwings*, at t
Colleagues:
FYI.
Some additional articles on the YIVO Library.
https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/blog/future-yivo-library
https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/juedisches-kulturerbe-schafft-sich-die-jiddische-bibliothek.1079.de.html
https://ingeveb.org/blog/the-yivo-layoffs-and-the-st
.
Advance Praise for *Beloved Comrades*
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub offers readers the quiet attraction of dedicated
devotion even as it comes at the expense of the self. Self-control and
self-denial are not contemporary values, and yet, in a world where ascetic
life is almost unknown, the characters in Taub’s
time.
All my best,
Yermiyahu Ahron
www.yataub.net
Bryks, Rachmil. Trans. from the Yiddish by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
; afterwords by Bella Bryks-Klein and Yermiyahu Ahron Taub. *May God
Avenge Their Blood: a Holocaust Memoir Triptych*. Lanham ; Boulder ; New
York ; London: Lexington Books, a
Dear All,
Please see below the notice of the passing of the longtime Librarian at
Congregation Har Shalom (Potomac, Md.) and AJL/CAC member, Carol Blum
Witt. May her memory be for a blessing.
Thank you to Michlean Amir for bringing this to our attention.
All my best,
Yermiyahu Ahron
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Gerstein, Rebecca Levitan, and Gail Shirazi!
We look forward to seeing you there!
All my best,
Yermiyahu Ahron Taub
AJL/CAC President
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Title of Program: Esther and the Threshold Moment: A Study of Art and Text
Speaker: Dr. Erica Brown
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