Lansky — may refer to:People with the surname Lansky: * Aaron Lansky, Yiddish book center organizer * Amy Lansky, American author, computer scientist, and homeopath * Meyer Lansky, American gangster * Mira Lansky Boland, Intelligence analyst and a… … Wikipedia
Outwitting History — by Aaron Lansky is a book about Lansky and his book saving adventures. At age 23 Lansky read that thousands of the few remaining Yiddish books in North America were being discarded by the children of the books original Yiddish speaking owners.… … Wikipedia
National Yiddish Book Center — The National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, on the campus of Hampshire College. It is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the Yiddish language. It is a member of Mu … Wikipedia
Лански, Эрон — (Аарон) (англ. Aaron Lansky) создатель и президент уникального проекта «Национальный центр книги» для сохранения и распространения еврейских книг на идише в американском городе Амхерст. Родился в Массачусетсе в 1955 году, в 1970 х… … Википедия
NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER — NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER, cultural institution dedicated to collecting and distributing endangered Yiddish books and, through programs and education, opening up their contents to new readers. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, the Center… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MacArthur Fellows Program — For the award in the field of ecology, see Robert H. MacArthur Award. The MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship (nicknamed the Genius Award) is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation each year to typically … Wikipedia
Liste der MacArthur Fellows — Die MacArthur Fellowship ist eine von der John D. und Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation vergebene Auszeichnung, verbunden mit einem fünfjährigen Stipendium. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Liste der MacArthur Fellows 1.1 1981 1.2 1982 1.3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hampshire College — Infobox University name = Hampshire College motto = Non satis scire established = 1970 type = Private president = Ralph Hexter city = Amherst state = Massachusetts country = USA undergrad = 1430 postgrad = 0 staff = 115 faculty = 160 campus =… … Wikipedia
Jewish Book Council — The Jewish Book Council, founded in 1944, is an organization encouraging and contributing to Jewish literature.[1][2] The goal of the council, as stated on its website, is to promote the reading, writing and publishing of quality English language … Wikipedia
