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The Role of Jewish Police in the Ghettos (1967)
Nachman Blumenthal on role of Jewish police in the ghettos (YIVO on WEVD, 1967).
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Untold Story of Anne Frank’s Family
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents the world premiere of the film No Asylum: The Untold Chapter of Anne Frank’s Story. Based on recently-discovered letters by Otto Frank in YIVO’s archives, No Asylum interviews Anne Frank’s surviving family, Buddy Elias and Eva Geiringer-Schloss, about the family’s last efforts to seek refuge in America before going into hiding in 1942. The Frank family was discovered and arrested in 1944.
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The Forverts and the Vorwärts
German and Jewish labor unions on the Lower East Side: forgotten links.
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The role of the Judenrat in the Holocaust (1967)
The role of the Judenrat in the Holocaust.
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Max Weinreich on Ashkenazic Jewry, 1000-1300 (1967)
A paper by Max Weinreich on Ashkanaz, 1100-1300
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Archaeological discoveries at the site of Vilna's Groyse shul (Great Synagogue)
Archaeologists probe the site of Vilna’s Great Synagogue.
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Theo Bikel's Final Farewell
Theodore Bikel (1924 - 2015) sings "Di zun vet aruntergeyn" at the YIVO 13th Annual Heritage Luncheon in his honor on June 18, 2015.
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Vera Stern (1927 - 2015)
With deepest sympathies, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research announces the passing of Vera Stern (July 11, 1927 - July 21, 2015), widow of Isaac Stern. Beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs. Stern was also a friend and longtime supporter of YIVO. We send our sincerest condolences to her family. To ...
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Theodore Bikel (1924 - 2015)
It is with sadness that the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research mourns the passing of Theodore Bikel (1924-2015). Mr. Bikel was a true renassaince man of the 20th century with prolific achievements in theatre, film and music, as well as a humanitarian who fought for civil and workers' rights. He ...