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Statement from the Executive Director
On behalf of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research we are deeply saddened and disturbed by the recent legal proceedings brought against Polish scholars Professors Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski, co-authors of the two-volume study "It's still night. The fate of Jews in selected counties of occupied Poland.”
Solihull Pupils Meet Beba, A Schoolgirl in Wartime Vilna
An online exhibition uncovers the story of World War II through the eyes of a Lithuanian girl. Peter Watts speaks to the teacher bringing it into the classroom.
The Yiddishists: The Legend of the Golem
See the ninth article in the Jewish Renaissance column The Yiddishists, delving into the YIVO Archives.
Smithsonian's Folklife Magazine: The Life and Death of a Yiddish Puppet Theater
YIVO’s newest feature article in the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Magazine, The Life and Death of a Yiddish Puppet Theater, by Eddy Portnoy, Academic Advisor & Exhibitions Curator.
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YIVO's 2020 Roundup
2020 was a uniquely challenging year for everyone, but thanks to our incredible members and supporters, YIVO was able to continue in its mission and ensure that our global audience was able to access enriching content. Here’s a few highlights.
2019 and 2020 Jan Karski & Pola Nireńska Award
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce that Professor Daniel Grinberg and Dr hab. Joanna Lisek were named the recipients of the Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award for the year 2019 and 2020, respectively.
AT THE TURNING POINT, YIVO’s 2021 Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization, to Take Place Online
AT THE TURNING POINT, the 2021 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization, to be held online this winter (January 5-22, 2021), offers its most stellar lineup of presenters to date, bringing together public intellectuals from Yale Historian Timothy Snyder to former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Grigory Yavlinsky, along with scholars from leading institutions across the globe, from the Bodleian Library (University of Oxford) to the Met Cloisters.
YIVO Hosts Panel on the Resourcefulness of the Historical and Contemporary Jewish Kitchen
On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 1:00pm (ET), YIVO will host a panel moderated by Jane Ziegelman and featuring chefs Ari Miller and Jeremy Umansky, looking at fermenting and foraging techniques.