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Thanks to our incredible donors, YIVO has been able to accomplish many great things over the past decade. Here are some of our favorites.

Outside media articles from 2021 about YIVO and YIVO-related topics.

In April 2021, after a long year-plus with little to no outside access to the YIVO Archives, we launched a new pilot program. Researchers can book appointments to meet with a YIVO archivist to remotely view materials and discuss their needs. This way, no matter where you are in the world, you can have access to our collections.

We are most grateful to our members and supporters, whose financial support ensured that YIVO was able to continue in its mission and provide enriching content to our global audience. Here are a few highlights from 2021.

Outside media articles from 2024 about YIVO and YIVO-related topics.

A few words from our Executive Director, Jonathan Brent.

דער ייִוואָ האָט דאָס פֿאַרגעניגן צו ברענגען דעם לייענער דאָס ווערק ייִדיש־לאַנד: לענדער, שטעט, שטעטלעך, טײַכן. ס'איז דאָס נײַסטע רינגל אין דער סעריע ייִוואָ־פּובליקאַציעס אויף דער אינטערנעץ. דאָס האָבן מיר צום ערשטן מאָל זיך אונטערגענומען צו ברענגען אונטער איין „דאַך" טויזנטער ייִדישע ערטערנעמען פֿון צענטראַל־ און מיזרח־אייראָפּע. איצט האָבן מיר שוין ...

Applications must be submitted by January 1, 2015. YIVO’s library and archival collections. These fellowships are intended primarily, but not exclusively, for graduate students and emerging scholars. Each fellowship requires a public lecture by the holder, to be held during or immediately after the fellow’s research period. Fellows are usually expected ...

Chaim Munits was a man of diverse interests and talents. Born in Braslaw in 1911, he began his career as a teacher while also attending art school, where he learned cartography and photo-retouching. He entered YIVO’s autobiography contest, under the pseudonym Khagar Tsemakh, and won second place. Chaim was accepted into ...

The HIAS Archive at YIVO consists of administrative records of the organization covering the period 1909 to c.1954.