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Rare 16th-century Hebrew book digitized
Rare 16th-century Hebrew book digitized by YIVO for the Vilna Collections Project.
Yiddish Names for Trees (1967)
Mordkhe Schaechter on the names of trees in Yiddish (YIVO on WEVD, 1967).
2015 Karski & Nirenska Award Ceremony in Warsaw
Jerzy Malinowski honored at Jewish Historical Institute.
Eminent Scholars Discuss the Future of American Jewry at Riverdale Temple
As part of the YIVO Jewish Culture Series, Dr. Jonathan Brent, Executive Director of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Dr. Steven M. Cohen, Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy, Hebrew Union College—Jewish Institute for Religion, and Rabbi Thomas A. Gardner of Riverdale Temple, address widespread concerns about the state of American Jewry today.
I told them of the wonders of the Jerusalem of Lithuania
“I told them of the wonders of the Jerusalem of Lithuania”: A 1938 Letter to Chaim Grade
World Premiere of No Asylum
YIVO co-produces and premieres No Asylum, a documentary on Otto Frank’s efforts to save his family.
Lawrence H. Summers Confronts Anti-Semitism on College Campuses
Former Treasury Secretary and President Emeritus of Harvard University, Summers, discusses the growing concerns of anti-Semitism on college campuses amidst the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
YIVO Celebrates 90th Anniversary in Vilnius, Lithuania
When YIVO was established in Vilna 90 years ago, in 1925, Vilna was part of Poland, and was officially known as Wilno. Today, Vilna is known as Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and YIVO is gradually returning to its roots there, through its joint Vilna Collections project with the Martynas ...
The Role of Jewish Police in the Ghettos (1967)
Nachman Blumenthal on role of Jewish police in the ghettos (YIVO on WEVD, 1967).
