In 1980, when 25 year old Aaron Lansky issued his first public appeal for old Yiddish books, it was estimated only 70,000 volumes were recoverable. He rescued that many in six months. Today the National Yiddish Book Center’s state-of-the-art repository totals over a million volumes, with 11,000 titles available online.

 Come hear this amazing story of courage, conviction, and “chutzpah.”

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