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YIVO Hosting Third Annual Children’s Day

3/11/2019

This spring, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host its third annual Children’s Day, a day of activity and cultural immersion for children of all ages.

A Homecoming to a Jewish World I Never Knew Existed

3/6/2019

Alex Weiser’s new album, and all the days were purple, explores the question of trying to find meaning amidst life’s transience and tumult, with secular Jewish poetry as a departure point.

Back to the Land

2/12/2019

A 1902 instruction manual for Jewish farmers.

Curator-in-Chief Hired for the YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum

1/30/2019

In October 2018, YIVO welcomed a new addition to its staff, Karolina Ziulkoski, who will serve as Chief Curator of the YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum

YIVO Receives Covenant Foundation's 2018 Signature Grant

1/16/2019

YIVO is thrilled to be a recipient of the 2018 Signature Grant from the Covenant Foundation for the development of its fourth online course.

YIVO's Top 5 of 2018

1/10/2019

Thanks to our incredible donors, YIVO has been able to accomplish many great things this year. Here are some of our favorites.

New Series with the Jewish Renaissance

1/9/2019

Beginning this January, the UK-based Jewish Renaissance will be feature a new series in their quarterly magazine that delves into the treasures of the YIVO Archives.

YIVO Presents first of its kind conference: Yiddish Anarchism

1/7/2019

YIVO presents a first of its kind conference, Yiddish Anarchism: New Scholarship on a Forgotten Tradition, highlighting emerging new scholarship on the forgotten world of Yiddish-speaking anarchists.

2019

1/1/2019

Outside media articles from 2019 about YIVO and YIVO-related topics.

A Glimpse into the Ruth Rubin Collection

12/19/2018

Enjoy a special look into the Ruth Rubin archive with these songs.