aaron lansky

Aaron Lansky - an awarding-winning preservationist and author - who founded the Yiddish Book Center, announced his plans to retire earlier this year, after a career of fighting to save and preserve Yiddish literature and more.WAMC talked with the mensch himself about his over-40-year effort to save millions of books and create a home for them - and Yiddish culture itself – all in western Massachusetts.

Alan is joined by Aaron Lansky, president and founder of the Yiddish Book Center, which is based in Amherst, Massachusetts. While a graduate student of…