YIVO Press Releases
YIVO Presents the New York Premiere of Burning Off the Page
YIVO will host the New York premiere of Burning Off the Page, about Russian-born American Yiddish poet and fiction writer Celia Dropkin (1887–1956). The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker Eli Gorn, Professor Agnieszka Legutko, and poet Edward Hirsch.
YIVO Presents the US Premiere of Proof of Identity
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to host the US premiere of Proof of Identity, a documentary exploring Holocaust memory and Jewish identity in Poland today.
YIVO Presents the First in a Series of Programs Held in Conjunction with Its Current Digitization Project of the Jewish Labor and Political Archives
YIVO will host Two Revolutionary Jews: Leon Trotsky and Chaim Zhitlowsky¸ the first in a series of programs held in conjunction with YIVO’s current digitization project of the Jewish Labor and Political Archives (JLPA).
YIVO Commemorates the Jewish Community of Vilna
On Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 1:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host its annual Nusakh Vilne Memorial commemorating the Jewish community of Vilna – the birth place of YIVO.
YIVO Hosts Festival and Conference Dedicated to the Cultural Achievementsof Ex-Orthodox Jews
On September 15-16, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host After Orthodoxy: Cultural Creativity and the Break with Tradition, a conference and festival organized by “Off the Derech” (OTD) Jews (off the Orthodox path) and allies who have exited other strict religious communities.
YIVO Hosts the Bashevis Singers’ First U.S. Performance
On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, YIVO will host all the way from Australia the American debut of The Bashevis Singers.
ChaiFlicks and YIVO Institute Launch Content Partnership
ChaiFlicks, the world’s leading streaming platform for Jewish storytelling, has entered into a content partnership with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
YIVO Mounts New Exhibition
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) is pleased to announce a new on-site exhibition, opening to the public on Monday, June 17, 2024, with an opening event. It will be on view through the fall.
YIVO Mounts New Exhibition: The Instant Art of Morris Katz
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is pleased to announce its newest on-site exhibition, The Instant Art of Morris Katz, which explores Morris Katz’s background, art, and his unique creative process.
YIVO Receives a $270,000+ Grant for the Largest Archival Digitization Project in its History – the Jewish Labor and Political Archives Digitization Project
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant of $314,600 from The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ).