About: Aaron Lansky

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Aaron Lansky (born June 17, 1955 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is the founder of the Yiddish Book Center, an organization he created to help salvage Yiddish language publications. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1989 for his work. Lansky is the author of Outwitting History (2004), an autobiographical account of how he saved the Yiddish books of the world, from the 1970s to the present day. It won the 2005 Massachusetts Book Award. A children’s book called “The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come” also tells his story.

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  • Aaron Lansky (born June 17, 1955 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is the founder of the Yiddish Book Center, an organization he created to help salvage Yiddish language publications. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1989 for his work. Lansky is the author of Outwitting History (2004), an autobiographical account of how he saved the Yiddish books of the world, from the 1970s to the present day. It won the 2005 Massachusetts Book Award. A children’s book called “The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come” also tells his story. (en)
  • Лански, Эрон (Аарон) (англ. Aaron Lansky) — создатель и президент уникального проекта «» для сохранения и распространения еврейских книг на идише в американском городе Амхерст. Родился в Массачусетсе в 1955 году, в 1970-х годах изучал историю еврейского народа в Монреале. В 1980 году основал проект по сохранению книг на идише, который поддержали многие жители США и Канады. Сегодня коллекция Национального центра книги насчитывает более полутора миллионов книг, из которых более 10 тысяч доступны через Интернет. (ru)
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  • Aaron Lansky (born June 17, 1955 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is the founder of the Yiddish Book Center, an organization he created to help salvage Yiddish language publications. He received a MacArthur Fellowship in 1989 for his work. Lansky is the author of Outwitting History (2004), an autobiographical account of how he saved the Yiddish books of the world, from the 1970s to the present day. It won the 2005 Massachusetts Book Award. A children’s book called “The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come” also tells his story. (en)
  • Лански, Эрон (Аарон) (англ. Aaron Lansky) — создатель и президент уникального проекта «» для сохранения и распространения еврейских книг на идише в американском городе Амхерст. Родился в Массачусетсе в 1955 году, в 1970-х годах изучал историю еврейского народа в Монреале. В 1980 году основал проект по сохранению книг на идише, который поддержали многие жители США и Канады. Сегодня коллекция Национального центра книги насчитывает более полутора миллионов книг, из которых более 10 тысяч доступны через Интернет. (ru)
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  • Aaron Lansky (en)
  • Лански, Эрон (ru)
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