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The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research was the founded in Vilna, Poland, in 1925 and relocated to New York City in 1940. Our mission is to preserve, study and teach the cultural history of Jewish life throughout Eastern Europe, Germany and Russia. Our educational and public outreach programs concentrate on all aspects of this 1000-year history and its continuing influence in America. YIVO’s archival collections and library constitute the single greatest resource for such study in the world, including approximately 24 million letters, manuscripts, photographs, films, sound recordings, art works, and artifacts; as well as the largest collection of Yiddish-language materials in the world. Greetings from our Executive Director Jonathan Brent click here |
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New Exhibits Max Weinreich & Other Zions Now on view on the Mezzanine & 3rd Floor
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Spring 2012 Public Programs at YIVO
Our Spring Calendar is up!
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YIVO Launches New Educational Outreach Program
The YIVO Jewish Culture Series at Riverdale Temple is continuing in March.
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The YIVO-Bard Institute for East European Jewish History and Culture
The YIVO-Bard Institute is pleased to offer new courses in the Yiddish Summer Program. More…
YIVO Institute to Receive Major Gift To Create New Gallery
New York (March 10, 2011) - The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is proud to announce a major gift to be received from Leon Wagner and Harry Wagner to create a gallery to honor the memory of their parents, as well as the lost Jewish community of Vilna where their parents were born. "The Sima and Rubin Wagner Vilna Gallery" will feature new exhibition spaces and a multimedia area highlighting the 85-year history of YIVO and its contemporary relevance. More… |
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