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Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Aistė Puidokaitė, ‘24

8/30/2024

Aistė talks about her experience in the Summer Program and her progress with the Yiddish language.

Nathan and Lena Goldfarb: National Desertion Bureau Case #M7

8/30/2024

Delve deeper into YIVO’s most recent on-site exhibition, Runaway Husbands, Desperate Families: The Story of the National Desertion Bureau.

YIVO Hosts Festival and Conference Dedicated to the Cultural Achievementsof Ex-Orthodox Jews

8/15/2024

On September 15-16, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host After Orthodoxy: Cultural Creativity and the Break with Tradition, a conference and festival organized by “Off the Derech” (OTD) Jews (off the Orthodox path) and allies who have exited other strict religious communities.

YIVO Hosts the Bashevis Singers’ First U.S. Performance

8/12/2024

On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, YIVO will host all the way from Australia the American debut of The Bashevis Singers.

ChaiFlicks and YIVO Institute Launch Content Partnership

8/5/2024

ChaiFlicks, the world’s leading streaming platform for Jewish storytelling, has entered into a content partnership with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

YIVO Mourns the Passing of David Biale

7/29/2024

YIVO is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of David Biale (1949-2024), Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History Emeritus at UC Davis and longtime collaborator with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

David Schiff: Gimpel the Fool

6/11/2024

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Jewish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.

The Yiddishists: Passover Cooking Goes Nuts

6/6/2024

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

YIVO Mounts New Exhibition

6/3/2024

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) is pleased to announce a new on-site exhibition, opening to the public on Monday, June 17, 2024, with an opening event. It will be on view through the fall.

2024-2025 Max Weinreich Center Research Fellows

5/8/2024

List of recipients of YIVO’s 2024-2025 faculty and graduate student fellowships.