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They Hailed from Belarus and Galicia - But New York was Their Muse

7/20/2022

YIVO’s Director of Public Programs, Alex Weiser, wrote an article for the Passport section of the UK-based Jewish Renaissance’s Summer 2022 issue about Yiddish powers who moved from Europe to New York in the early 20th century.

YIVO Announces 2022 Yiddish Civilization Lecture Series

6/17/2022

Returning for its fourth year, YIVO’s Yiddish Civilization Lecture Series introduces audiences to the breadth and depth of Yiddish civilization in Eastern Europe, New York, and around the world.

YIVO in Lithuania, May 2022

6/3/2022

YIVO Executive Director & CEO Jonathan Brent visited Vilnius, Lithuania in May 2022 to participate in two important events: the opening of the 5th World Litvak Congress, and the opening of the Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE’s latest exhibit.

YIVO Presents: Are We in the Midst of a Yiddish Renaissance?

5/24/2022

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 1:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents Are We in the Midst of a Yiddish Renaissance? Join YIVO on Zoom for a conversation about the Yiddish world today.

YIVO Presents: Israel's Moment: International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949

5/2/2022

On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 1:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents Israel's Moment: International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949.

Am Yisrael High

5/2/2022

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is thrilled to announce the opening of its first on-site exhibition since COVID to take place on Thursday, May 5, Am Yisrael High: The Story of Jews and Cannabis.

2022-2023 Max Weinreich Center Research Fellows

4/19/2022

List of recipients of YIVO’s 2022-2023 faculty and graduate student fellowships.

YIVO Yiddish Folksong Festival: May 2022

3/31/2022

This May, YIVO is hosting Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong Today, the largest music festival of its kind featuring four concerts which cross stylistic boundaries between classical and folk music.

Passover Songs from the YIVO Collections

3/28/2022

A zisn un a koshern peysekh! Wishing you good health and a sweet Pesach! Enjoy these Passover songs from the YIVO Archives.

Traveling Exhibition: After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps

3/14/2022

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) and Stockton University are pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition, After the End of the World: Displaced Persons and Displaced Persons Camps, on view from March 21 to April 28, 2022.