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Aaron Lansky

Aaron Lansky
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Aaron Lansky (born 17 June 1955, 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.

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People Who Built Archives That Still Matter
Aaron Lansky: Lansky organized volunteers to collect Yiddish books that families were giving away or throwing out. The work…

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People Who Built Archives That Still Matter
People Who Built Archives That Still Matter
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A book in a basement, a diary hidden in a milk can, and a song recorded on a lacquer disc can all become evidence. These people helped build collections around records that were being discarded...
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