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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER INC, founded in 1980, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $14.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 50% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $5.0M, a strong 35% operating margin.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14,384,981 | $9,588,111 | +0.5% |
| Expenses | $9,338,151 | $8,366,596 | +0.1% |
| Net Income | $5,046,830 | $1,221,515 | +3.1% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| JOSH LAMBERT | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH TURAN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE KAPLEN | VICE CHAIR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON KARMAZIN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LIEF D ROSENBLATT | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH STARK | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS LAINER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN I BRODER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA SCHOR | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONA KERN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE ABRAHAM | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA SERIL | CLERK | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY DAUBER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| IRA J WAGNER | CHAIR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER A WINSHALL | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE DRIKER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY J COHEN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR HORWITZ | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY GREENSPUN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY GOZALI | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RHEA SCHWARTZ | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA CAPLAN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY BOWEN COHEN | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| PENINA M GLAZER | DIRECTOR | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON LANSKY | PRESIDENT THROUGH 6/17/2025 | 40.00 |
Officer
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$361,352 | $88,763 | $450,115 |
| SUSAN BRONSON | PRESIDENT AS OF 6/17/2025 | 40.00 |
Officer
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$321,048 | $44,814 | $365,862 |
| ROBERT LOEB | CFO & TREASURER | 40.00 |
Officer
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$214,972 | $31,179 | $246,151 |
| HILTON JANKELOWITZ | DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT | 40.00 |
Key Emp
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$202,466 | $23,830 | $226,296 |
| DAVID M MAZOWER | BIBLIOGRAPHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
Highest
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$150,949 | $18,502 | $169,451 |
| LISA NEWMAN | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHING | 40.00 |
Highest
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$148,096 | $18,130 | $166,226 |
| RANDI SILNUTZER | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40.00 |
Highest
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$129,814 | $23,814 | $153,628 |
| ESTER SCHULMAN | DIRECTOR OF YIDDISH LANGUAGE INSTITUTE | 40.00 |
Highest
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$110,396 | $30,069 | $140,465 |
| REBECKA MCDOUGALL | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNCATIONS AND MARKETING | 40.00 |
Highest
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$115,093 | $29,564 | $144,657 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | $14,384,981 | $9,338,151 | $89,075,545 | $5,046,830 |
| 2024 | $9,588,111 | $8,366,596 | $80,120,142 | $1,221,515 |
| 2023 | $11,806,590 | $7,671,577 | $71,751,507 | $4,135,013 |
| 2022 | $12,290,218 | $6,510,295 | $63,979,400 | $5,779,923 |
| 2021 | $6,517,395 | $5,216,380 | $64,174,574 | $1,301,015 |
| 2020 | $8,291,175 | $5,887,396 | $56,339,975 | $2,403,779 |
| 2019 | $7,458,397 | $6,571,707 | $50,102,716 | $886,690 |
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