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The History of the YIVO Library
(NEW YORK, November 16, 2012) – The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is pleased to announce a conference on the history of the YIVO Library, to be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 7:00pm. This program will introduce to the public the fascinating history of the treasures of the YIVO ...
The YIVO Institute and the Museum of the History of Polish Jews Announce Landmark Partnership Agreement
New Multi-Level Partnership will Promote General Knowledge of Polish Jewish History and Culture through Innovative Exchange and Educational and Public Programs (NEW YORK, October 23, 2012) – For 87 years, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has been amassing the world’s largest and most historically important collection of materials on East ...
YIVO Institute to Host International Conference on Jews and the Left
(NEW YORK, April 15, 2012)– Sunday and Monday, May 6 and 7, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will be hosting an international conference on Jews and the Left. Scholars from the U.S., Israel, and Europe will come together to discuss and debate the relationship between Jews and leftwing politics, ...
2012-2013 Max Weinreich Center Research Fellows
List of recipients of YIVO’s 2012-2013 faculty and graduate student fellowships.
New YIVO Jewish Culture Series to be Launched at Riverdale Temple
(NEW YORK, November 3, 2011) – Sunday, November 20 at the Riverdale Temple inaugurates the first of a four-part lecture series that will launch the new Jewish Culture Series (YIVO Yidishe kultur-serye). This Jewish Culture Series is the first community outreach program for the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research as ...
2011 Jan Karski & Pola Nirenska Prize
The Award Committee of the Jan Karski and Pola Nirenska Prize has the pleasure to announce that Professor Marcin Wodziński of Wrocław, Poland, is the 2011 recipient of the Karski-Nirenska award. Endowed by Professor Jan Karski at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in 1992, the $5,000 prize goes to ...
YIVO Institute to Receive Major Gift To Create New Gallery
(NEW YORK, March 10, 2011) – The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is proud to announce a major gift to be received from Leon Wagner and Harry Wagner to create a gallery to honor the memory of their parents, as well as the lost Jewish community of Vilna where their ...
2011-2012 Max Weinreich Center Research Fellows
List of recipients of YIVO’s 2011-2012 faculty and graduate student fellowships.