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YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
New York, NY 935 followers
Devoted to the dissemination, teaching, and study of East European Jewish history, language and culture.
About us
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is the leading academic center for East European and Russian Jewish Studies, specializing in Yiddish language, literature, and folklore; the Holocaust; and the American Jewish experience. YIVO preserves, studies, shares, and perpetuates knowledge of the history and culture of East European Jewry to advance scholarship, to strengthen community and lay a foundation of self-knowledge and pride for future generations. Founded in 1925 with support from leading intellectuals and scholars like Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, YIVO was based in Wilno (now Vilna) until forced by WWII to relocate to New York. YIVO is the only prewar Jewish archives and library to survive the Holocaust. YIVO’s archives and library represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of materials on East European Jewish civilization, and receives upwards of 5,000 on-site visits and requests annually. The YIVO archives’ ~23 million items include sound and music collections, theater and art collections, communal and personal records, photographs and films, manuscripts, diaries, memoirs, and correspondence. YIVO’s library has nearly 400,000 volumes in all European languages, and contains the largest collection of Yiddish-language books, pamphlets, and newspapers. YIVO’s Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, was established in 1968 and is the oldest intensive Yiddish language-learning program. YIVO’s rules for transliteration of Yiddish into English are the standard used by most publishers and academics. YIVO offers adult education and Yiddish language programs, research opportunities, and scholarly publications, including YIVO’s Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, one of the world’s most comprehensive and free online encyclopedia. YIVO offers lectures, conferences, concerts, theatrical performances, film screenings, and exhibitions, featuring award-winning scholars, writers, performers, artists, and more.
- Website
- http://yivo.org
External link for YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1925
- Specialties
- Jewish History
Locations
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15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011, US
Employees at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Updates
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YIVO recently 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. The translation into Lithuanian will allow the Lithuanian people, and Lithuanian students and teachers in particular, to access this unique and impactful resource for teaching Jewish history and Holocaust education.
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Don’t delay: the deadline for applications for the IHRA Grant Program is 29 September. Visit our funding page to find out whether your project is eligible: https://bit.ly/3Ch808r
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די פֿאַרוואַלטונג און די מיטאַרבעטער פֿונעם ייִוואָ דריקן אויס אונדזער טיפֿסטן טרויער איבער דער פטירה פֿון אונדזער טײַערער מיטאַרבעטערין חוה לאַפּין ז”ל. איבער פֿופֿציק יאָר איז חוה געווען פֿאַרבונדן מיטן ייִוואָ און זײַן שליחות. ווי אַ לאַנגיאָריקע לערערקע בײַם ייִוואָ און בײַ אַנדערע אַנשטאַלטן האָט חוה זיך געטיילט מיט איר אומפֿאַרגלײַכלעך וויסן פֿון דער ייִדישער שפראַך און קולטור מיט דורות געלערנטע, תּלמידים און דעם ברײטן עולם. זי וועט אונדז זייער אױספֿֿעלן. מיר דריקן אויס אונדזער טיפֿסט מיטגעפֿיל און טרייסט אירע זין חיים, אַבֿרהם און דבֿ מיט זייער גאַנצער משפחה. כּבֿוד איר אָנדענק. The Board of Directors and staff of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research express our deep sorrow at the passing of our dear colleague Chava Lapin z”l. Chava was affiliated with YIVO and its mission for over fifty years. As a teacher, Chava generously shared her unparalleled knowledge of Yiddish language and culture with generations of scholars, students, and the general public. Her passing is a profound loss and she will be deeply missed. Our heartfelt condolences to her sons Hayim, Avraham, and Dov and their entire family.
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What a pleasure it was to have these students from The Frisch School visit for a unique look into YIVO’s history and archives. This was the first class trip for the new YIVO Learning and Media Center! Students explored youth autobiographies from the 1930s, photos, school assignments, posters, and more from the archives. If you have a school group that wants to visit, email us at sburger@yivo.org.
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