Eastern Michigan University
Jewish Studies
Presents
An Evening With
Aaron Lansky
Founder and President of The National Yiddish Book Center
"GEVALT!: The Last Minute Rescue
of Modern Jewish Culture"
In 1980, at the age of 24, Aaron Lansky began rescuing unwanted and abandoned Yiddish
books. The National Yiddish Book Center has since recovered more than one million
volumes, in what has been described as "the greatest cultural rescue effort in Jewish history."
Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
Auditorium, Student Center, Eastern Michigan University
FREE
Lecture Sponsors
• Division of Academic Affairs
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Detroit Jewish News
• Hillel at EMU
This lecture is part on an ongoing Jewish lecture series along with a new Jewish. Education First
History Gallery in the EMU Student Center. Visit einich.edu for updates on future lectures.
For more information, please contact: martin.shichtman@emich.edu
A book signing will follow the presentation.
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