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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.

All of YIVO’s online courses are free effective today. As restrictions continue to be imposed to help mitigate the spread of COVID19, “YIVO wants to help keep our spirits lifted and provide content to sustain our minds and soul.”

On Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 7:00pm. YIVO will host Why the Far Right Kills, a discussion between researcher Chip Berlet and journalist Talia Lavin, exploring why the far right political faction, compared to others, is so violent—and what drives them to kill again and again?

Selections from The Polish Jewish Observer, providing insight into the lives of Polish and other European Jews during World War II.

If you’re looking for more to color from the YIVO Library or you missed some of our #ColorOurCollections posts, you can download the entire coloring book now.

Selections from The Polish Jewish Observer, providing insight into the lives of Polish and other European Jews during World War II.

YIVO recently acquired the collection of Noami Aleh-Leaf Halpern, whose dance career spanned seven decades.