YIVO Press Releases
In Dialogue Series Concludes with Daylong Conference
The 2018-2019 In Dialogue: Polish-Jewish Relations series concludes with a daylong conference that brings together top scholars to discuss Polish-Jewish relations after World War II.
YIVO hosts album launch, and all the days were purple
The new album from Cantaloupe Music, created by YIVO’s Director of Public Programs Alex Weiser, is comprised of contemporary classical songs that set Yiddish and English poems to music.
The YIVO Institute Launches New Online Exhibition
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) announces the launch of a new online exhibition, Stories from the Archives: Jewish Immigration to America, featuring artifacts from its extensive migration collections.
President of the Republic of Lithuania Visits YIVO
The President of the Republic of Lithuania H.E. Ms Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York.
YIVO Hosting Third Annual Children’s Day
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.
Curator-in-Chief Hired for the YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum
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 Presents first of its kind conference: Yiddish Anarchism
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.
Irene Kronhill Pletka, YIVO Honoree, Announces $1 Million Gift at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Gala
Irene Kronhill Pletka, Vice Chairman of the YIVO Board, was honored at the 2018 Gala and pledged a $1 million gift to kick start support for the Bund Digitization Project.
YIVO Explores the History of Polish-Jewish Relations with Key Figures in the Field
New York, NY – This fall, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will explore the complicated history of Polish-Jewish relations. It will partner with Fordham University and Columbia University for the “In Dialogue: Polish-Jewish Relations” series, and will present Dariusz Stola, the director of POLIN Museum. This year, tensions between the ...
Adam Michnik Discusses Antisemitism in 20th Century Poland at YIVO
YIVO presents historian and author Adam Michnik who will talk about the history of antisemitism and efforts to resist it in 20th century Poland. Introducing Michnik will be Andrzej Rojek, Chairman of the Board for the Jan Karski Educational Foundation.