Research Assistant Program

The YIVO Archives has successfully launched a new paid Research Assistant program which pairs patrons with one of YIVO’s highly skilled researchers to help answer in-depth inquiries that require searching not only the YIVO Archives, but also repositories around the world. YIVO’s seventeen research assistants, who specialize in topics as varied as genealogy, art and music, rabbinic texts, and more, are capable of conducting archival research in over a dozen languages including Yiddish, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, and even Serbo-Croatian.

This latest reference offering from the YIVO Archives further builds on our remote research sessions and complimentary reference photo service in an effort to continue providing enhanced access to patrons who are unable to visit YIVO in person. These combined services have allowed YIVO to assist over 300 remote patrons and provide nearly 40,000 reference photos in the past year free-of-charge.

Learn more about and sign up for our Research Assistance Program and our other remote reference services, or email reference@yivo.org explaining your research needs.