News & Features

After more than a decade of extraordinary service, Ruth Levine has stepped down as Chair of the Board of Directors, passing the baton to Jacob (Jake) Morowitz.

We are most grateful to our members and supporters, whose generous financial support ensured that YIVO was able to continue in its mission to provide enriching content to our global audience. Here are some highlights from 2025.

Outside media articles from 2026 about YIVO and YIVO-related topics.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research launched the public phase of its Centennial Campaign, a transformative fundraising effort to safeguard the perpetuation of Jewish culture in an ever-changing global landscape.

The 2026 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization will be held online this winter (January 6-23, 2026).

On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 7:00pm ET, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host the New York premiere of SWEDISHKAYT: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel D. Kassow, one of the foremost historians of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust, as Visiting Research Historian.

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.