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Founded in 1925 in Vilna, Poland (Wilno, Poland, now Vilnius, Lithuania), as the Yiddish Scientific Institute, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is dedicated to the history and culture of Ashkenazi Jewry and to its influence in the Americas. Headquartered in New York City since 1940, today YIVO is the world's preeminent resource center for East European Jewish Studies; Yiddish language, literature and folklore; and the American Jewish immigrant experience. The YIVO Library holds over 385,000 volumes in 12 major languages, and the Archives contains more than 24,000,000 pieces, including manuscripts, documents, photographs, sound recordings, art works, films, posters, sheet music, and other artifacts. YIVO also offers a series of cultural events and films, adult education and Yiddish language classes (including the pioneering Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture six-week intensive summer program begun in 1968), various scholarly publications, research opportunities and fellowships. A Special Letter to Our Friends from Chairman Bruce Slovin click here |
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  Click to enlargeThe dais at the first YIVO Conference, Vilna, 1929. Among the scholars and communal leaders on the stage are (seated, center) Tsemah Szabad, (second to Szabad’s right) Max Weinreich, (second to Szabad’s left) Perets Hirshbeyn, (standing, third from right) Zelig Kalmanovitsh, and (seated, second from right) Eliyahu Tsherikover. (YIVO) |
News & InformationNew York, NY - The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will honor Saul Kagan (Lifetime Achievement Award), Drs. Emilia and Alexander Sedlis (Vilna Award) and Eta Wrobel, in memoriam (Special YIVO Recognition Award), at its 8th Annual Heritage Luncheon on May 6, 2009, at the Center for Jewish History. Lorin Sklamberg, YIVO Sound Archivist and founding member of the Klezmatics, will perform a special program of Jewish music. More... NEW YORK, 1 Mar. 2009 – The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is proud to announce the opening of its new exhibition Stars, Strikes, and the Yiddish Stage: The Story of the Hebrew Actors’ Union, 1899–2005 on March 12, at the Center for Jewish History. A major gift from Eli Broad, businessman and noted philanthropist, made the preservation of the records of the Hebrew Actors' Union and this exhibition possible. At a private reception on March 10, YIVO will honor Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe, by naming the gallery housing the Hebrew Actors’ Union exhibit the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation Gallery in Honor of Leon and Rebecca Broad. More... NEW YORK, Mar. 2009 – The Association of Jewish Libraries has named The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe best reference work of 2008 in the Judaica Reference and Bibliography awards bestowed by its Research Libraries, Archives, and Special Collections Division. In addition, the encyclopedia has received Honorable Mention recognition in two other recent awards ceremonies. The first, the American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Book and Media Awards, was in the competition for the prestigious Dartmouth Medal, which is given in recognition of the most outstanding and significant reference work of the year. The announcement noted that the encyclopedia "epitomizes the best qualities of traditional reference. Based on exhaustive multi-lingual research, including work in recently opened archives, it definitively documents a rich cultural heritage." More... NEW YORK, Sept. 2008 – The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has announced that it has received a three-year, $300,000 challenge grant from the Joseph S. and Diane H. Steinberg Charitable Trust to create an online edition of The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Under the terms of the grant, YIVO will raise an equal amount in matching funds over the same period, for which The Cahnman Foundation, Inc., of New York has made the first pledge, in the amount of $25,000. More... |
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