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Course List · January 3 – 25, 2018 Throughout the centuries, Jews have encountered myriad forms of oppression. From conflicts dating back to the founding of the first Jewish polis in ancient times, to forms of contemporary antisemitism, Jews in every epoch have found creative means to resist their oppressors, devising ...

Overview of highlights from the collections of the YIVO Archives.

On May 24, 2019, Renee Miller, volunteer archivist and a treasured and beloved member of YIVO’s family, passed away after battling cancer.

Outside media articles from 1950-1959 about YIVO and YIVO-related topics.

YIVO presents a two-day conference on Jews in and after the 1917 Russian Revolution. The conference explores the context of, and immediate reaction to the Revolution, Jewish life in the Soviet Union, and the Revolution’s lasting impact today.

Find out more about how the YIVO Preservation Department works to safeguard all the materials in YIVO's collections from deteriorating over time.

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Author and historian David Slucki, in conversation with Eddy Portnoy, discusses his new book, which explores the Holocaust and its aftermath, absence and the scars that never heal, and fathers and sons and what it means to raise young men.

YIVO’s family of websites features presentations on treasures drawn from its rich archival and library collections.

Here’s a roundup of our recent philosophy and politics-related programs.