2025-12-15T13:21:41-06:00 2025-08-31 043191789 MP PC ONE MONARCH PLACE SPRINGFIELD MA 01144 990 2024-09-01 042708878 NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC NATI 4132564900 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 SUSAN BRONSON PRESIDENT 4132564900 2025-12-15 1 0 PATRICK LEARY P00638212 4137391800 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SUSAN BRONSON 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 14675834 0 X WWW.YIDDISHBOOKCENTER.ORG X 1980 MA THE YIDDISH BOOK CENTER IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO RECOVER, CELEBRATE, AND REGENERATE YIDDISH AND MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMITMENT TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH AND JEWISH CULTURE. 24 24 63 30 0 0 7877724 12562797 200993 185991 1441444 1643478 67950 -7285 9588111 14384981 67105 78746 0 0 4778326 4933057 0 0 1873356 3521165 4326348 8366596 9338151 1221515 5046830 80120142 89075545 729693 698909 79390449 88376636 X THE NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER (THE "CENTER") WORKS TO RECOVER, CELEBRATE, AND REGENERATE YIDDISH AND MODERN JEWISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE TO ADVANCE A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH HISTORY AND IDENTITY. THE CENTER ENGAGES DIVERSE, WORLDWIDE AUDIENCES, GENERATING ENTHUSIASM, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMMITMENT TO THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF YIDDISH AND JEWISH CULTURE. THESE GOALS ARE FURTHERED THROUGH A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, DIGITAL INITIATIVES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. BOOKS ARE RECOVERED FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE AND LEAD GROUND-BREAKING DIGITAL COLLECTIONS PROJECTS INCLUDING THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY TO MAKE ALL YIDDISH BOOKS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH A SINGLE ONLINE PORTAL. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADULTS. TRANSLATORS ARE TRAINED AND PUBLICATION OF NEW ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS ARE DONE THROUGH WHITE GOAT PRESS, THE CENTER'S BOOK IMPRINT, AND PAKN TREGER, AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE. 0 0 1852807 3054 CULTURAL RESCUE AND PRESERVATION - THE CENTER HAS PLACED THE FULL CONTENT OF MORE THAN 13,000 TITLES ONLINE THROUGH THE NON-PROFIT INTERNET ARCHIVE, MAKING YIDDISH LITERATURE THE SINGLE MOST ACCESSIBLE LITERATURE IN HISTORY. THE BOOKS HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED FOR FREE MORE THAN 2 MILLION TIMES. THE CENTER HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL, YIVO, AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CREATE THE UNIVERSAL YIDDISH LIBRARY. FOR THE FIRST TIME, MORE THAN 60,000 YIDDISH TITLES ARE SEARCHABLE IN AN ONLINE CATALOG. THE CENTER ALSO COLLECTS ORAL HISTORIES THROUGH ITS WEXLER ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. NOW A GROWING COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1,500 INTERVIEWS, THESE ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CENTER'S WEBSITE AND ON YOUTUBE FOR SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, AND OTHERS. THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT ALSO CREATES SHORT FILMS BASED ON THE INTERVIEWS COLLECTED. THE CENTER CONTINUES TO RESCUE YIDDISH BOOKS AND DISTRIBUTES THESE BOOKS TO LIBRARIES, SCHOLARS, AND STUDENTS. THESE MATERIALS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE ONLINE. 1679343 316235 VISITOR AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - WELCOMES VISITORS AND OFFERS PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS AND INTERPRETIVE TOURS. THE CENTER OFFERS VIRTUAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH STREAM LIVE EVERY THURSDAY ON ZOOM AND FACEBOOK LIVE TO AUDIENCES OF 500-1000 PER PROGRAM. A NEW PERMANENT CORE EXHIBITION, YIDDISH: A GLOBAL CULTURE, OPENED IN 2023. THE CENTER ALSO HOSTS TRAVELING AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. ON SITE PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE, LECTURES, FILMS, AND THE ANNUAL YIDSTOCK: THE FESTIVAL OF NEW YIDDISH MUSIC. 2232349 18512 2552765 EDUCATION THE CENTER OFFERS SEVERAL MAJOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES. THE 7-WEEK STEINER SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDES 18 STUDENTS WHO STUDY YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND MODERN JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IS A 12-MONTH PROGRAM FOR RECENT GRADUATES WHO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECTS INCLUDING BOOK DIGITIZATION, ORAL HISTORY, EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT, ON-SITE AND ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE CENTER'S ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER. THE GREAT JEWISH BOOKS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO SPEND ONE WEEK ENGAGED IN AN INTENSE EXPLORATION OF JEWISH LITERATURE. THE CENTER'S NEWEST PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS, "PAPER BRIDGES: TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST THROUGH YIDDISH LITERATURE," LAUNCHED IN SUMMER 2025 AND INCLUDED 12 TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. YIDDISH SCHOOL, A WEEKLONG RESIDENTIAL YIDDISH PROGRAM FOR ADULTS TAKES PLACE EVERY SPRING AND ONLINE YIDDISH CLASSES ARE OFFERED ANNUALLY. THE CENTER CREATED A NEW BEGINNING YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEXTBOOK WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN SUMMER 2020 AND HAS SOLD MORE THAN 4000 COPIES. BASED ON THIS TEXTBOOK, THE CENTER TRAINS, MENTORS, AND CERTIFIES YIDDISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS. THE CENTER'S YIDDISH CULTURE FOR JEWISH COMMUNITIES SUPPORTS YIDDISH CULTURAL PROGRAMMING FOR JEWISH COMMUNAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES PROGRAM SERVES FORTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES ANNUALLY OFFERING TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANS, BOOKS FOR READING GROUPS, RESOURCES FOR PROGRAMMING, AND A TRAVELING EXHIBITION. 905167 60234 6777 TRANSLATION AND PUBLICATIONS - THE CENTER PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE MAGAZINE, PAKN TREGER, WHICH ENHANCES ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. THE MAGAZINE IS SENT TO MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. WHITE GOAT PRESS IS THE CENTER'S PUBLISHING IMPRINT WITH A MISSION OF BRINGING NEW YIDDISH LITERATURE TO ENGLISH READERS AND HAS PUBLISHED 25 TITLES TO DATE. THE CENTER HAS A TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ASPIRING YIDDISH TRANSLATORS AND HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 100 TRANSLATORS TO DATE. THE CENTER ALSO REGULARLY PUBLISHES NEW CONTENT ON ITS WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTES THIS CONTENT THROUGH EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE CENTER'S E-PUBLICATION, "THE WEEKLY READER" CONNECTS AUDIENCES TO ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, PODCASTS AND MORE FROM THE CENTER'S DIGITAL COLLECTIONS. 905167 60234 6777 6669666 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 138 0 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA AL AK KS KY ME MD MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT WA WV WI VA CA CO CT DC FL GA IL AR AZ X X X ROBERT LOEB 4132564900 1021 WEST STREET AMHERST MA 01002 JOSH LAMBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH TURAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE KAPLEN VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON KARMAZIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIEF D ROSENBLATT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH STARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS LAINER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN I BRODER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA SCHOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONA KERN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE ABRAHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SERIL CLERK 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY DAUBER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IRA J WAGNER CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER A WINSHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE DRIKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY J COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR HORWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANNY GREENSPUN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZACHARY GOZALI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHEA SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA CAPLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY BOWEN COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENINA M GLAZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON LANSKY PRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025 40.00 X 361352 0 88763 SUSAN BRONSON PRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/2025 40.00 X 321048 0 44814 ROBERT LOEB CFO & TREASURER 40.00 X 214972 0 31179 HILTON JANKELOWITZ DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 40.00 X 202466 0 23830 DAVID M MAZOWER BIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150949 0 18502 LISA NEWMAN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHING 40.00 X 148096 0 18130 RANDI SILNUTZER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 129814 0 23814 ESTER SCHULMAN DIRECTOR OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE 40.00 X 110396 0 30069 REBECKA MCDOUGALL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNCATIONS AND MARKETING 40.00 X 115093 0 29564 1754186 0 308665 9 0 1 0 COPLON & COMPANY 1112 MONTAN AVENUE 453 SANTA MONICA CA 90402 PRINTING/MAILING 253219 COGNITIVE APPLICATIONS 641 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 DIGITAL PROJECTS 207808 STUDLEY PRESS INC 151 E HOUSATONIC STREET DALTON MA 01226 PRINTING 204303 KLEEBERG MECHANICAL 65 WESTOVER ROAD LUDLOW MA 01056 HVAC DESIGN/INSTALLATION 135824 BOWDOIN CONSTRUCTION 220-1 RESEVOIR STREET NEEDHAM HEIGHTS MA 02494 EXHIBIT INSTALLATION 112865 5 797544 463256 11301997 12562797 PROGRAM FEES 459210 163062 163062 SHIPPING 459210 22929 22929 185991 1643478 1643478 58652 463256 157867 -99215 -99215 224916 132986 91930 91930 14384981 277921 0 1544263 X 18512 18512 60234 60234 1097512 588769 281784 226959 3118219 2429738 211583 476898 185994 145001 14190 26803 305296 239778 19187 46331 226036 176767 16701 32568 23850 23850 1593293 1083420 57988 451885 93653 71807 4137 17709 569048 329998 15551 223499 455046 378195 30256 46595 306023 235638 24482 45903 239379 116394 20605 102380 187073 72554 9253 105266 587145 525942 35866 25337 116407 104805 6909 4693 BANK CHARGES 71243 27256 7637 36350 CONTRACT LABOR 56034 54461 920 653 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 18063 8378 9414 271 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 10091 2019 4816 3256 9338151 6669666 795129 1873356 650 650 3444446 5068731 13471809 12573188 420110 486684 17629562 7766845 9727007 9862717 53056120 61083575 80120142 89075545 409971 395025 319722 303884 729693 698909 X 39206870 41120413 40183579 47256223 79390449 88376636 80120142 89075545 X 5046830 3855755 83602 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5061863 11240963 10447718 7877724 12562797 47191065 5061863 11240963 10447718 7877724 12562797 47191065 47191065 658744 755464 1052965 1441444 1643478 5552095 52743160 0.89470 0.88050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 0 52171308 4763592 5246642 2047833 60133709 44560668 970752 8210457 1570569 52171308 40315515 1378456 4321226 1454529 44560668 44128274 2723583 -5220067 1316276 40315515 36838787 833502 7631681 1175696 44128274 0 0 200000 200000 13167892 5959324 7208568 1239029 965326 273704 3022641 842195 2180445 9862717 CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY 303884 303884 X 18457324 3855755 216588 4072343 14384981 0 14384981 9471137 132986 132986 9338151 0 9338151 PART III, LINE 1A: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE USUALLY FOLLOWED BY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAINTAIN COLLECTIONS, THE CENTER DOES NOT CARRY ITS COLLECTIONS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. SINCE ITEMS ACQUIRED FOR COLLECTIONS BY PURCHASE ARE NOT CAPITALIZED, THE COST OF THOSE ACQUISITIONS ARE REPORTED AS DECREASES IN THE NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE PROCEEDS FROM ITEMS DISPOSED OF ARE REPORTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE CLASS OF NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. PART III, LINE 4: AS DISCUSSED IN LINE 1A, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS A BOOK COLLECTION THAT CONSISTS OF RARE YIDDISH BOOKS. MANY OF THE TITLES HELD IN THE COLLECTION ARE NO LONGER IN PRINT AND HAVE BEEN PRESERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION IN A SPECIAL CLIMATE-CONTROLLED FACILITY. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IN RESCUING AND PRESERVING THESE OLDER BOOKS IS TO STRENGTHEN AND BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF A NEW GENERATION OF READERS AS TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE THAT THE YIDDISH LITERATURE CONTAINS. PART V, LINE 4: TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE BOOK CENTER CONSISTENT WITH THE WISHES OF THE DONORS. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AGAINST THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND BELIEVES THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCOUNTING RECOGNITION. THE CENTERS TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR ALL YEARS ENDING AFTER AUGUST 31, 2021. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 132,986. CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST - PRESENT VALUE -15,613. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 99,215. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 132,986. GALA 521908 463256 58652 0 0 14300 44248 99319 521908 463256 58652 14300 44248 99319 157867 -99215 1 STEINER PROGRAM 10 15000 TRANSLATION FELLOWSHIP 19 45234 PART 1, LINE 2: INTERNS ARE SELECTED BASED ON COMPETENCY AND WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROGRAM MANAGERS IN SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TRANSLATION FELLOWS ARE COMPETITIVELY SELECTED AND WORK CLOSELY WITH MENTORS AND ARE IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH THE TRANSLATION SPECIALIST WHO MONITORS PROGRESS X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AARON LANSKY PRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025 361352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88763 0 450115 0 0 0 SUSAN BRONSON PRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/2025 321048 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44814 0 365862 0 0 0 ROBERT LOEB CFO & TREASURER 214972 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31179 0 246151 0 0 0 HILTON JANKELOWITZ DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 202466 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23830 0 226296 0 0 0 DAVID M MAZOWER BIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR 150949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18502 0 169451 0 0 0 LISA NEWMAN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBL 148096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18130 0 166226 0 0 0 RANDI SILNUTZER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 129814 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23814 0 153628 0 0 0 X 8 498044 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY MATTER WITHIN THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD WHERE THE CHAIRPERSON DETERMINES THAT ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE DRAFT FILING BEFORE SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW AND ASKED TO RAISE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR TREASURER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOOK CENTER REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY PERIODICALLY REMINDING DIRECTORS OF THE POLICY TO IDENTIFY ANY PERCEIVED OR REAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY SUCH AFFAIRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EVERY TWO YEARS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF THE SALARIES OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES OF THE YIDDISH BOOK CENTER BASED ON THE GUIDESTAR NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC SURVEY. IN 2023, ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT TO PERFORM THE COMPENSATION REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. IN ADDITION THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAINTAINS A COPY OF THE 990. FURTHER THE 990 IS AVAILABLE VIA THE GUIDESTAR.ORG WEBSITE AND THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES FOR SERVICE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,083,420. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 57,988. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 451,885. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,593,293. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST -15,613. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 99,215.