News & Features

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a $29,992 Recordings at Risk Grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). This grant will enable YIVO to preserve the YIVO Folksong Project: East European Jewish Folksong in its Social Context (YFP).

Given the extraordinary circumstances of the current moment and to ensure the safety of our students and faculty YIVO will conduct the Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture online for summer 2020 (June 29-August 7). In light of this change, the deadline for submitting applications and financial aid requests has been extended to May 29, 2020.

For this sneak peek into our upcoming online course on Jewish food, Josh Russ Tupper leads us on a site visit to Russ & Daughters and gives a unique look at the history surrounding herring.

List of recipients of YIVO’s 2020-2021 faculty and graduate student fellowships.

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

YIVO announces a new initiative to collect first-hand accounts of the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Jewish life.

Help us document Jewish life during the COVID-19 pandemic by sharing your stories.

On Friday, May 1, 2020, YIVO will launch the fourth class in the Shine Online Educational Series, A Seat at the Table: A Journey into Jewish Food.

For this sneak peek into our upcoming online course on Jewish food, Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz (The Gefilteria) demonstrate how to make a traditional Matzo Ball Soup.

YIVO is pleased to announce Fantastic Journeys, a free new online course taught by Executive Director Jonathan Brent, starting April 20, 2020.