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YIVO Hosts Panel Discussion on a New Audio Documentary on the Nazi Genocide that Destroyed One of the Most Important Eastern European Jewish Communities
On Monday, November 27, 2023 at 7:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host Remembering Vilna: The Fortunoff Archive's New Podcast, a panel discussion about the third installment of Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust, a podcast from the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies.
YIVO Hosts Panel Discussion on the Life and Legacy of Prolific Yiddish Writer and Poet Chaim Grade
On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 1:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host The Legacy of Chaim Grade, a panel discussion of Chaim Grade’s legacy with Ruth Wisse, Ofer Dynes, and Curt Leviant, led by scholar and translator Justin Cammy.
YIVO Receives $224,000 Save America’s Treasures Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a grant of $224,007 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through Save America’s Treasures Grants.
YIVO Hosts New York Premiere of Short Film Adapted from Yiddish Children’s Story
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host the New York film premiere of Labzik: Tales of a Clever Pup.
YIVO Awarded $150,000 Grant from the National Archives’ National Historical Publications and Records Commission
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant of $150,000 from the National Archives’ National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Yiddish Humor in Opera
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.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Launches Lithuanian Translation of Online Museum Exhibition
YIVO launched a Lithuanian translation of its award-winning Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum’s inaugural exhibition, Beba Epstein: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl.
YIVO Announces Its Fall Yiddish Club Celebrating Yiddish Language and Culture
YIVO is excited to announce this fall's YIVO Yiddish Club sessions.
YIVO Hosts Concert of Jewish Music Recorded During the Nazi Period
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to host a performance of the Semer Ensemble, featuring songs in Yiddish, German, Russian, and Hebrew accompanied by English subtitles.
Lithuanian President Visits YIVO for the Unveiling of Plaques to Honor the Vilna Ghetto “Paper Brigade” and Lithuanian Librarian Antanas Ulpis
YIVO welcomed the Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda to YIVO for the unveiling of two plaques in YIVO’s Strashun Rare Book Room to honor those who helped rescue the remnants of East European Jewish culture from the Nazis during WW II and the Soviets in the War’s aftermath.