Massachusetts
Hampshire
Town of Amherst

Yiddish Book Center

The Yiddish Book Center Yiddish: ייִדישער ביכער־צענטער, romanized: Yidisher Bikher-Tsenter, located on the campus of Hampshire College in , United States, is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the Yiddish language, as well as the culture and history those books represent.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Yiddish library and museum
  • Also known as: “National Yiddish Book Center”
  • Address: 1021 West Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and Bare Mountain.

Museum
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The is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in . is situated 1,500 feet west of Yiddish Book Center.

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, 1,014 feet above sea level, is a prominent peak of the of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of , and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge that stretches from to nearly the border.

Peak
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Mount Norwottuck or , 1,106 feet above sea level, is the highest peak of the of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge which stretches from to nearly the border.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Amherst and Hadley Center Historic District.

Village
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Yiddish Book Center.

Neighborhood
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The is an expansive, 2,500-acre historic district encompassing the village center of . When it was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the district encompassed the town green and 17 buildings that faced it, at the junction of Russell Street and Middle Street. is situated 3½ miles northwest of Yiddish Book Center.

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is a small town in the , in Western . Despite its small population, it has a reasonable commercial strip that harbors a few malls, providing a more mainstream shopping experience than its larger neighbors, and .

Yiddish Book Center

Latitude
42.32169° or 42° 19′ 18″ north
Longitude
-72.52739° or 72° 31′ 39″ west
Open location code
87J98FCF+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 126015079
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Wiki­data ID
Q6979474
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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Yiddish—“Yiddish Book Center” goes by many names.
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Jida Librocentro”
  • German: “National Yiddish Book Center”
  • German: “Yiddish Book Center”
  • Hebrew: “National Yiddish Book Center”
  • Hebrew: “The National Yiddish Book Center”
  • Hebrew: “המרכז הלאומי לספרים ביידיש”
  • Hebrew: “המרכז לספרי יידיש”
  • Hebrew: “מרכז הספר היידי הלאומי”
  • Hebrew: “נשיונל יידיש בוק סנטר”
  • Malay: “Pusat Buku Yiddi”
  • Yiddish: “יידישע ביכער־צענטראַלע”
  • Yiddish: “יידישער ביכער-צענטער”
  • Yiddish: “יידישער ביכער־צענטער”

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Highlights include Hampshire College Solar Farm and Merrill Gazebo.

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