YIVO Features in Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Magazine
In June, Shelly Freeman, YIVO’s Chief of Staff, attended the Smithsonian Affiliates National Conference in Washington, DC. As well as mixing with Smithsonian affiliates and learning about the latest developments in museums and institutions across the country, Shelly met with several representatives from the National Museum of American History – one of the top three Smithsonian museums in DC. As a result of those meetings, YIVO will embark on several exciting collaborations with the Museum including: participating in the Museum’s Entertaining America 2021 exhibit and its monthly Cooking up History program. This will involve a live cooking demonstration by guest chef Joan Nathan of a recipe from YIVO’s Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook.
YIVO will also be a regular contributor to the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Magazine, the first of which is available now. See YIVO’s first feature article, Yiddish Wedding Hop: The Archives of Song Collector Ruth Rubin, by YIVO Sound Archivists Eléonore Biezunski and Lorin Sklamberg:
