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The 2026 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization Features Leading Jewish History Scholars
The 2026 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization will be held online this winter (January 6-23, 2026).
YIVO Hosts New York Premiere of Swedishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 7:00pm ET, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host the New York premiere of SWEDISHKAYT: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm.
Renowned Scholar Samuel Kassow Joins YIVO as Research Historian
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel D. Kassow, one of the foremost historians of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust, as Visiting Research Historian.
Queen Esther in Opera
Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music
David Amram: The Final Ingredient
Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.
Alytus St. Benedict Gymnasium Students in Lithuania Commemorate the Holocaust
On September 23, students from the Alytus St. Benedict Gymnasium, Alytus Lithuania, commemorated National Memorial Day for the Genocide of Lithuanian Jews with a series of posters inspired by YIVO’s online exhibition, Beba Epstein: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl.
YIVO Presents Concert Celebrating Klezmer Musician Dave Tarras's 100-Year Recording Legacy
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents a concert celebrating the 100-year recording legacy of legendary Klezmer musician Dave Tarras.
YIVO and the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania Announce First Recipient of New Award for Advancing Lithuanian–Jewish Relations and Understanding
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO), together with the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, is proud to announce the first recipient of the inaugural Award for Advancing Lithuanian–Jewish Relations and Understanding.
YIVO Receives the Archive of Zishe Siegmund Breitbart
On the 100th Anniversary of his death, The Archive of Zishe Siegmund Breitbart, the Jewish Superman, was donated to YIVO.