News & Features

Composer Michael Gordon discusses the forthcoming Carnegie Hall premiere of his work Travel Guide to Nicaragua with composer and YIVO Director of Public Programs Alex Weiser.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is pleased to announce this fall's YIVO Yiddish Club sessions.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is pleased to announce its participation in a series of events — with Carnegie Hall, the Fisher Center at Bard College, and the Hugo Kauder Society — celebrating the work and legacy of Austrian Jewish composer Hugo Kauder (1888-1972).

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce the addition of Ambassador Meryl Frank (ret) to its Board of Directors.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to purchase the materials to rehouse YIVO’s historic Jewish Political and Labor Movement Archives.

For Howard, learning Yiddish is the best way to connect with the history and culture of Ashkenazic Jewry.

Caleb's experience in YIVO's Summer program helps him find his Yiddish.

Through two summers studying at YIVO—nearly 40 years apart!—Tara has a life-changing experience.

For Yulia, learning Yiddish is a means to resist the language's disappearance in territories where it once flourished.

Tamara talks about her experience in the Summer Program and how a fun pandemic hobby became a lifelong passion.