Share Your Story
The YIVO Archives is built from the stories and experiences of the Jewish community. Our materials record all aspects of Jewish life around the world. They document times of prosperity, times of change, and times of great adversity. From its earliest years, YIVO collected the experiences of the Jewish people in their own words.
Today, as the COVID-19 pandemic affects the world in unprecedented ways, we are asking the Jewish community once again to share its stories. We have heard from people around the world – from Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, England, Israel, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden, the United States, and Vietnam – from an eight-year-old to a ninety-six-year-old – and we want to hear from you.
Please fill out the form below with your experiences and help us document Jewish life during this time:
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Photo: Abram Halpern (standing, center), the commissar in charge of Jewish firemen, with family and friends, Liepāja, Latvia, 1938. YIVO Archives.