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YIVO is delighted to announce that David Braun has been named by the Max Weinreich Center for Advanced Jewish Studies as the Academic Advisor in Yiddish Language, Pedagogy, and Linguistics.

Daniela Smolov Levy examines the intriguing interest of Yiddish-speaking Jews in early twentieth-century America with operatic excerpts and explores the cultural influences that drove this fascination.

Dr. Avi Blitz explores the enduring popularity and unique characteristics of the Tsenerene, arguably the most popular book in Yiddish literature.

Shachar Pinsker examines Yiddish's impact on Hebrew cultural production from the establishment of the state in 1948 until today, from literature, journalism, visual art, film, to popular culture.

Returning for its fourth year, YIVO’s Yiddish Civilization Lecture Series introduces audiences to the breadth and depth of Yiddish civilization in Eastern Europe, New York, and around the world.

Returning for its fifth year, YIVO’s Yiddish Civilization Lecture Series introduces audiences to the breadth and depth of Yiddish civilization in Eastern Europe, New York, and around the world.

YIVO’s newest feature article in the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage Magazine, A Song Still Vital: Preserving and Reviving Yiddish Folk Music, by Alex Weiser, Director of Public Programs.

Take this Yiddish quiz on plant names.

Neil W. Levin, YIVO's Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music, explores the first Yiddish opera, King Ahaz (Melekh Akhaz), composed in 1911 by Samuel Alman.

Test your knowledge with our Yiddish language and Jewish culture quizzes.