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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.
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Anna Matveeva, '25
Anna Matveeva talks about her experience in the Summer Program and reconnecting with her Jewish roots.
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Nobuto Sato, Summer Program ‘17, ‘19, ‘20, &‘25
Nobuto Sato talks about his experience in the Summer Program and living life in Yiddish for six weeks.
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Aleksandra Szczepan
Aleksandra Szczepan talks about her experience in the Summer Program and immersing herself in a living environment of spoken Yiddish.
“They were writing for us”
Joseph Reimer shares his experience on the YIVO Study Tour of Lithuania & Poland.
A Book of Linocuts from the Vladek Home
A book of linocuts made in 1949 by children living in the Vladek Home in Brunoy, France.
Library Highlight: The First Privilege of Polish Jews— Le Statut de Kalisz
One highlight in the YIVO Library is the recreation of Duke Bolesław the Pious’s 1264 Statute of Kalisz.
Recent Accession: The Collection of Paula Eisenstein-Baker
YIVO recently received the Collection of Paula Eisenstein-Baker (1939–2024), a cellist and musicologist who became the leading expert on composer Leo Zeitlin.
