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Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Howard Brown, ‘75

8/23/2022

For Howard, learning Yiddish is the best way to connect with the history and culture of Ashkenazic Jewry.

Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Caleb Sher, ‘22

8/23/2022

Caleb's experience in YIVO's Summer program helps him find his Yiddish.

Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Tara Neuwirth, '84 & ‘22

8/23/2022

Through two summers studying at YIVO—nearly 40 years apart!—Tara has a life-changing experience.

Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Yulia Oreshina, '21 &‘22

8/23/2022

For Yulia, learning Yiddish is a means to resist the language's disappearance in territories where it once flourished.

Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Tamara Helfer, '20, '21, &‘22

8/23/2022

Tamara talks about her experience in the Summer Program and how a fun pandemic hobby became a lifelong passion.

Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Graeme Myers ,‘22

8/23/2022

YIVO's Summer Program helped Graeme build a sense of community.

YIVO Delegation Visits Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford

8/19/2022

YIVO was invited to participate in the prestigious Oxford Literary Festival.

Research Assistant Program

8/19/2022

The YIVO Archives has successfully launched a new paid Research Assistant program which pairs patrons with one of YIVO’s highly skilled researchers.

YIVO Catalogs 500 Collections

8/19/2022

The YIVO Archives has just completed a project to catalog 500 collections that were donated over the past several years.

YIVO Offers Full Summer Program for Online and In Person Students

7/28/2022

On Friday, July 29, 2022, 76 students graduated from The Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, the world’s longest-running Yiddish summer program.