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The Polish Jewish Observer, later the European Jewish Observer, 1943-45
The Polish Jewish Observer represents a window into the (often unfulfilled) hopes and (justifiable) apprehensions of Polish and other European Jews in Britain during World War II.
The Yiddishists: The Holocaust Dictionary
See the fifth article in the Jewish Renaissance column The Yiddishists, delving into the YIVO Archives.
Recipe: Potato Latkes
Celebrate Khanike/Chanukah/Hanukkah by making potato latkes using this recipe found in Love and Knishes, a 1956 book from the YIVO Library.
YIVO Mourns the Passing of Allan Gerson, z”l (1945-2019)
YIVO mourns the passing of former YIVO board member Allan Gerson. Allan served as a member of the YIVO board from 2008-2012.
The Archive of Nachman Blumental
This past June, YIVO received the archive of noted historian, scholar, and Holocaust survivor Nachman Blumental.
Roberta Grossman Filmmaker and Samuel Kassow Leading Scholar Honored at YIVO's Gala Dinner
More than 150 people attended YIVO’s gala honoring award-winning documentary filmmaker Roberta Grossman and leading Holocaust and Jewish history scholar Dr. Samuel Kassow.
Smithsonian's Folklife Magazine: How Jewish Newspaper Editors Flipped Anti-Semitic Imagery into the First Yiddish Cartoon
YIVO’s newest feature article in the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Magazine, newest feature article, Composing Identity: A History of Yiddish Folksong in Classical Music, by Alex Weiser, Director of Public Programs.
Smithsonian's Folklife Magazine: Composing Identity: A History of Yiddish Folksong in Classical Music
YIVO’s newest feature article in the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Magazine, Composing Identity: A History of Yiddish Folksong in Classical Music, by Alex Weiser, YIVO’s Director of Public Programs.
YIVO Mourns the Passing of Dr. Iryna Serheyeva
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research mourns the untimely death of our dear colleague, Dr. Iryna Serheyeva, the Head of Judaica Department of the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine.