YIVO Press Releases
YIVO and Bloomsbury Announce the Release of Hasidic Warsaw: Reb Zalmen and the Aleksander Shtibl
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, in partnership with Bloomsbury Academic, is delighted to announce the publication of Hasidic Warsaw: Reb Zalmen and the Aleksander Shtibl, the fifth volume in the acclaimed Yiddish Voices series.
YIVO and Bloomsbury Academic Publish Mississippi: A Yiddish Play about the Scottsboro Affair
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is proud to announce the publication of Mississippi: A Yiddish Play about the Scottsboro Affair, the fourth volume in its acclaimed Yiddish Voices series, published in partnership with Bloomsbury Academic.
YIVO and the Center for Jewish History Present a New Exhibit
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) and the Center for Jewish History (CJH) are thrilled to announce a kaleidoscopic new exhibition that presents a vibrant mashup of 1960s counterculture and Jewish culture through the trippy lens of underground artist Steve Marcus.
YIVO Mounts New Exhibition
YIVO is delighted to conjure up excitement with a new on-site exhibition, Jews Are Magic: Occult Practices from Palmistry to Professional Psychics, opening to the public on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
YIVO is Participating in Carnegie Hall's Festival, United in Sound: America at 250
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce its participation in Carnegie Hall’s Nuestros sonidos (Our Sounds) festival.
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Launches Public Phase of its Centennial Campaign to Build the Jewish Future by Safeguarding its Past
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research launched the public phase of its Centennial Campaign, a transformative fundraising effort to safeguard the perpetuation of Jewish culture in an ever-changing global landscape.
The 2026 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization Features Leading Jewish History Scholars
The 2026 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization will be held online this winter (January 6-23, 2026).
YIVO Hosts New York Premiere of Swedishkayt: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm
On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 7:00pm ET, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host the New York premiere of SWEDISHKAYT: YidLife Crisis in Stockholm.
Renowned Scholar Samuel Kassow Joins YIVO as Research Historian
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel D. Kassow, one of the foremost historians of Eastern European Jewry and the Holocaust, as Visiting Research Historian.
YIVO Presents Concert Celebrating Klezmer Musician Dave Tarras's 100-Year Recording Legacy
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents a concert celebrating the 100-year recording legacy of legendary Klezmer musician Dave Tarras.