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Drawing upon a variety of materials from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and other Center for Jewish History partners, Sonia Gollance discusses the social and literary significance of the mixed-dance trope in Jewish literature and the documentary evidence for this controversial cultural practice.

Come hear Jeremy Dauber, author of the first comprehensive biography of Sholem Aleichem, talk about Aleichem's life, his work, and his legacy – and the struggle to encapsulate all of that between two hard covers.

In 2015, YIVO hosted several academic symposia in conjunction with Rakhmiel Peltz (Drexel University), funded by American Academy for Jewish Research: Elissa Bemporad, Queens College Pogroms during the Ukrainian Civil War, 1918-1921 November 12, 2015 Eve Jochnowitz, New York University Vegetarianism Among Jews between the Two World Wars June 4, 2015 Saul Zaritt, Jewish Theological Seminary Jacob Glatstein and ...

Today's episode was originally broadcast on March 24, 1968. Host Luba Condell is joined by Ezekiel Lifschutz for a talk about Abraham Goldfaden (considered the “father of Yiddish theater”). Condell and Lifschutz trace the origins of Yiddish theater in the purim-shpil (Purim play) and its development into full-scale theater productions. ...

In the late 1940s, the International Workers Order (IWO), a leftwing, multi-ethnic fraternal order established by Jews active in the American Communist movement, reached a membership peak of close to several hundred thousand members.

While Jews once comprised a sizable element of most East European cities, they were never the dominant culture. How did they assert their presence in the urban landscape despite their lack of political power?

At the turn of the 20th century, Jewish families scattered by migration could stay in touch only through letters. But for many Jews who were unaccustomed to communicating their public and private thoughts in writing, correspondence was a challenge.

Jonathan Brent presents “Rare Works and the Reclamation of the Cultural History of European Jews” to Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Cong.

An evening of singing, stories, and reminiscences by renowned vocalist and scholar Ruth Rubin's family, friends, colleagues, and students who continue to be inspired by her work, and a celebration of YIVO’s Ruth Rubin Legacy online exhibition.

This image-filled presentation commemorates the 100th anniversary of author Jacob Dinezon’s passing, with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, author, and publisher Scott Hilton Davis, translator Tina Lunson, and Yiddishist and teacher Sheva Zucker.