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On Friday, July 28, 2023, 82 students graduated from The Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, the world’s longest-running Yiddish summer program.

Ruth Wisse, Ofer Dynes, and Curt Leviant, in a panel discussion led by scholar and translator Justin Cammy, discuss Yiddish author Chaim Grade’s legacy.

Olena talks about her experience in the Summer Program and how it strengthened her connection to Yiddish.

Lila talks about her experience in the Summer Program and the role it played in helping her find the fargenign (joy) of Yiddish.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to host a performance of the Semer Ensemble, featuring songs in Yiddish, German, Russian, and Hebrew accompanied by English subtitles.

Anna Fishman Gonshor delves into the beloved Yiddish children's poetry by Kadya Molodowsky and other poets.

This discussion of Sholem Asch: Underworld Trilogy, complete with performances of scenes from the book’s new translations, focuses on three successful plays produced on the Yiddish stages of America and Europe, and their continued influence on the world’s theater today.

Abraham Lichtenbaum explores the modernizing project of classical Yiddish writers Mendel Moykher-Sforim, I.L. Peretz, and Sholem Aleichem.

In a discussion led by Eddy Portnoy, Nathan Cohen explores Jewish reading practices alongside the rise of Yiddish by delving into publishing policies of Yiddish books and newspapers, popular literary genres of the time, the development of Jewish public libraries, as well as personal reflections of reading experiences.

Join YIVO and the International Association of Yiddish Clubs for a "community read" of Sholem Aleichem's “Ven ikh bin Roytshild,” led by Dr. Raphael (Refoyl) Finkel.