News & Features

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

YIVO’s Director of Public Programs, Alex Weiser, wrote an article for the Passport section of the UK-based Jewish Renaissance’s Summer 2022 issue about Yiddish powers who moved from Europe to New York in the early 20th century.

Returning for its fourth year, YIVO’s Yiddish Civilization Lecture Series introduces audiences to the breadth and depth of Yiddish civilization in Eastern Europe, New York, and around the world.

YIVO Executive Director & CEO Jonathan Brent visited Vilnius, Lithuania in May 2022 to participate in two important events: the opening of the 5th World Litvak Congress, and the opening of the Lithuanian Art Centre TARTLE’s latest exhibit.

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 1:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents Are We in the Midst of a Yiddish Renaissance? Join YIVO on Zoom for a conversation about the Yiddish world today.

On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 1:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents Israel's Moment: International Support for and Opposition to Establishing the Jewish State, 1945–1949.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is thrilled to announce the opening of its first on-site exhibition since COVID to take place on Thursday, May 5, Am Yisrael High: The Story of Jews and Cannabis.

List of recipients of YIVO’s 2022-2023 faculty and graduate student fellowships.

This May, YIVO is hosting Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong Today, the largest music festival of its kind featuring four concerts which cross stylistic boundaries between classical and folk music.

A zisn un a koshern peysekh! Wishing you good health and a sweet Pesach! Enjoy these Passover songs from the YIVO Archives.