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The annual concert honoring Yiddish singer and scholar Adrienne Cooper presents the award for “Dreaming in Yiddish” to Joshua Dolgin, aka Socalled.

As part of the first Yiddish New York festival, YIVO archivists present gems from YIVO’s rare book, sound, and manuscript collections.

Night Songs from a Neighboring Village is a concert program pairing two musical traditions—East European Jewish and Ukrainian—that have existed side by side and nourished each other for centuries.

Judith Berkson presents arrangements of cantorial music from YIVO’s sound archives, including unreleased and rare recordings. Frank London (trumpet), Cleek Schrey (Hardanger d'amore fiddle), and Lana Cencic (with Berkson on, Farfisa and Viscount vintage analog organs, vocals and effects) are the ensemble.

Judith Berkson, Frank London, and ensemble present Berkson’s original cantorial composition inspired by YIVO holdings, and reinterpretations of music from the golden age of cantorial music.

Despite the taboo surrounding homosexuality, the topic was too intriguing to be left entirely out of the Yiddish picture. The Yiddish Celluloid Closet program presents Yiddish cinema as you’ve never seen it, plus Isle of Klezbos’ loving and live reinterpretations of movie music from the revelatory soundtracks.

YIVO and the League for Yiddish cordially invite you to the annual all-Yiddish program in Memory of Dr. Mordkhe and Charne Schaechter.

An exhibition in honor of Sholem Aleichem’s 100th yortsayt, featuring artifacts from the Sholem Aleichem Family Archive. (2016)

Thanks to our incredible donors, YIVO has been able to accomplish many great things this year. Here are some of our favorites.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will be featuring a concert for the occasion of violinist and champion of Jewish music Yuval Waldman’s 70th birthday.