Mendele: Yiddish literature and language ______________________________________________________ Contents of Vol. 5.114 September 17, 1995 1) Yiddishnet is finally up (Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky) 1)---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 13:56:17 -0400 From: reyzl@aol.com Subject: Yiddishnet is finally up After so much delay with printers, getting proper formats of manual files, formatting messes in transmitting files, etc., the Internet list "YiddishNet" is finally up. I have just written the welcome message for new subscribers, and part of it is reproduced below. This should give everyone an idea of what YiddishNet about. Sorry that I have no time to read Mendele anymore, shoyn opgeret fun shraybn, but soon, soon I tell myself, I will get to my fat Mendele archive and catch up on all the fun I have been missing this whole year. Since I so rarely get to write to Mendele, let me take this opportunity to inform you also that I am in the process of preparing a resource catalogue for the field of Yiddish to be produced next year. I already have 330,000 bytes of data but this is only partial information of what goes on in the world. So please send me all information about your activities, organizations, clubs, groups, publications, classes, teachers, centers, recordings, etc. for Yiddishnet, "Global Yiddish" bulletin as well as the resource catalogue. I am especially interested in getting material from outside of the United States. My preferred address is reyzl@mcimail.com. Also, to subscribe to "YiddishNet", send the following message "SUBSCRIBE yiddishnet " to the following address: listserv@shamash.nysernet.org Ksive vkhsime toyve to everyone A gezunt, gliklekh yor alemen ( It's going to be another year of not sending out New Year's cards.) ******* Welcome to Yiddishnet, an open, public, moderted announcement list dedicated to the field of Yiddish language and culture. What is Yiddishnet? Yiddishnet primarily published "Global Yiddish", a quarterly bulletin that covers literature, media, computers, language instruction material and programs, e-mail, services, conferences, as well as performances, meetings, events and activities sponsored by various groups and organizations around the world. Along with the quarterly bulletin, there will also be periodic postings of upcoming Yiddish events around the world that could not be included in "Global Yiddish". Note: My former internet list "Yiddish1" has been changed to YiddishNet and the sponsoring organization is now Workmen's Circle. "Yiddish1" has been eliminated. "Global Yiddish" is also published quarterly in print by the Workmen's Circle in a complete bilingual edition in an 11"X14" 12-page two-color format. The Yiddish version of the bulletin (6 pages), called "Alveltlekh Yiddish", is published together with the English (6 pages). Single issues are available upon request at no cost at this time. YiddishNet will publish the English version of the bulletin ("Global Yiddish") and will attempt to find the technical means in the next few months to publish the Yiddish version ("Alveltlekh Yiddish") as well. Once the technical aspects of this will be mastered, the software necessary to receive and send Yiddish e-mail will also be available on YiddishNet for simple downloading (for IBM's and Macs.) I am also working on placing YiddishNet on local BBS's for those without an Internet address. YiddishNet will be available on City People in New York City (212-255-6656). I welcome all help and suggestions with finding other BBS's, wherever they may be. The purpose of the electronic and print bulletin is to gather and disseminate news and information about Yiddish language and culture in America and internationally to both speakers and non-speakers of Yiddish. One of the benefits of the newsletter will be to increase awareness of how much takes place in Yiddish across generations and religious affiliation all around the world. This community of interest is geographically diffuse and contact via internet can have a decisive effect on the further growth and development of Yiddish cultural activities. We hope that this newsletter will serve as an informational clearinghouse in a manner and breadth not available in any other single publication. This newsletter should be useful to all lovers of Yiddish, whether the interest be of an ideological, popular or academic nature. YiddishNet is not a discussion forum for Yiddish language and culture. That's what the Mendele forum is about. YiddishNet has a very specific focus which complements Mendele. It is for news and announcements only. Announcements will probably/hopefully be cross-posted on both lists by myself and others. YiddishNet welcomes informative postings about present and future programs, performances, meetings, events, activities, publishing, and products. Please let us hear of your latest news or interesting finding from anywhere in the world which you feel may be interesting to others with an interest in the field of Yiddish. I will attempt to post as much as possible and as often as possible. Please e-mail your posting or comments at any of my four personal addresses listed below. Calling, mailing, or faxing is also possible, but definitely not preferred since it does allow for easy, speedy reposting. See details below. reyzl@aol.com reyzl@mcimail.com 5943838@mcimail.com wcfriends@aol.com (please begin your text message with "Attention Reyzl") Workmen's Circle 45 East 33 Street New York, N.Y. 10016 212-889-6800 x 208 Phone: 800-922-2558 x 208. Fax: 212-532-7518 Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky ______________________________________________________ End of Mendele Vol. 5.114