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YIVO Presents the New York Premiere of Burning Off the Page

11/14/2024

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

11/11/2024

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.

The Yiddishists: Reds to the Rescue!

11/4/2024

See the seventeenth article in the Jewish Renaissance column The Yiddishists, delving into the YIVO Archives.

History through My Jewish Grandmother’s Eyes, Music through Her Memories

10/30/2024

YIVO’s newest feature article in the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Magazine, History through My Jewish Grandmother’s Eyes, Music through Her Memories, by Alex Weiser, Director of Public Programs.

A Yiddish Opera from Warsaw 1924

10/28/2024

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

YIVO Presents the First in a Series of Programs Held in Conjunction with Its Current Digitization Project of the Jewish Labor and Political Archives

9/26/2024

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 Mourns the Passing of Fania Brantsovsky

9/25/2024

The Board of Directors and staff of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research express our deep sorrow at the passing of Fania Brantsovsky, z"l, the last surviving member of the Vilna Ghetto Underground.

What's in an Archival Box?

9/9/2024

Discover what is inside an archival box used in class visits to the Learning and Media Center.

Spring 2024 Intern Spotlight

9/9/2024

Clara Goldberg shares her experience working as a Photo Archives Intern at YIVO.

"Memories of Absence"

9/9/2024

David Altschul shares his experience on the YIVO Study Tour of Lithuania & Poland.