Our Main Activities • אונזערע פראיעקטן און אקטיוויטעטן
Book Collecting & Cataloging: For over three decades we have collected Yiddish books, sheet music, records, magazines, letters, games, and artifacts — saving over 50,000 books from private donors, estates, and institutions across Israel. YUNG YiDiSH Jerusalem houses 6,000 cataloged books organized by theme and author, while our Tel Aviv center has processed over 14,000 additional books with volunteer help and distributed thousands more to students, researchers, and libraries worldwide.
From Library to Living Museum: Everyone is invited to read and consult our books at our library, and members can also borrow books in person or by mail. We are continuously expanding our Cosmopolitan Yiddish Library into a multi-lingual resource center of Yiddish works, translations, periodicals, music, and film.
Music Library: At our YUNG YiDiSH Tel Aviv branch you can explore our collection of over 2,000 Yiddish songs cataloged by title and performer, alongside rare historical records, cassettes, and sheet music.
Cultural & Artistic Events: Yiddish recitals, candlelight concerts, humor, poetry, cabaret, storytelling, khazones, and klezmer gatherings. YUNG YiDiSH provides an accessible stage for artists and encourages contemporary creative talents who shape the living future of Yiddish culture.
Educational Programs, Klezmer & Summer Courses: Linguists, writers, art critics, and scholars share their insights in Yiddish and English through classes, folksong workshops, in-depth literary readings, hands-on klezmer sessions, and university summer programs in Vilna, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv.
Free Yiddish Concerts for Holocaust Survivors: With the support of the Norway Jewish Foundation headed by Elie Wiesel, YUNG YiDiSH artists perform interactive concerts of Yiddish song, poetry, literature, and oral history at senior clubs and nursing homes across Israel.
Partnerships & Cooperation
