News & Features

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant of $150,000 from the National Archives’ National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

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.

YIVO launched a Lithuanian translation of its award-winning Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum’s inaugural exhibition, Beba Epstein: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl.

YIVO is excited to announce this fall's YIVO Yiddish Club sessions.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to host a performance of the Semer Ensemble, featuring songs in Yiddish, German, Russian, and Hebrew accompanied by English subtitles.

YIVO welcomed the Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda to YIVO for the unveiling of two plaques in YIVO’s Strashun Rare Book Room to honor those who helped rescue the remnants of East European Jewish culture from the Nazis during WW II and the Soviets in the War’s aftermath.

Olena talks about her experience in the Summer Program and how it strengthened her connection to Yiddish.

Silvia talks about her experience in the Summer Program and what surprised her most.

Lila talks about her experience in the Summer Program and the role it played in helping her find the fargenign (joy) of Yiddish.

Rebecca talks about her experience in the Summer Program and how it redefined her understanding of what it means to be “fluent” in a language.