Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Paid summer Internship: Sort books and learn Yiddish

Please publicize this to all interested students:

Live and learn Yiddish this summer! The National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA announces an outstanding 2007 internship opportunity for college students. The Steiner Internship Program is now accepting applications for this eight-week summer internship program. Eighteen students will be accepted.

Study Yiddish language, literature and culture intensively and work every day with the Center's own collection of 1.5 million Yiddish books. The program runs from June 3 -- July 27, 2007. No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required. Our interns receive a generous stipend and up to six college credits, and apartment-style housing is provided.

Visit our web-site at www.yiddishsummer.org. Application deadline: March 1, 2007.

For additional information, please contact:

Janet Kannel
Internship Program Coordinator
National Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
413-256-4900 x131
jkannel@bikher.org
 

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