YIVO Press Releases
Celebrating the 120th Anniversary of the Founding of the Jewish Labor Bund
The program will consist of formal presentations on Bund history, performances of songs and poetry (in English and Yiddish) and commentary by contemporary activists.
YIVO Receives Leadership Gift to Name The Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections
Edward Blank, retired New York telemarketing pioneer, has made a leadership gift to name the YIVO Vilna Collections the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections.
YIVO, Liberalism, and the Jewish Response to Fascism
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will be hosting a panel discussion about the impact of recent political events in the United States and the question of how organizations and individuals respond to the emergence of authoritarianism.
YIVO Celebrates Yuval Waldman's 70th Birthday with a Benefit Concert
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will be featuring a concert for the occasion of violinist and champion of Jewish music Yuval Waldman’s 70th birthday.
YIVO Appoints First Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Neil W. Levin as the Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor in Residence in Music for the Spring semester, February – May 2017, marking YIVO’s first such academic residence in music.
The Blood Libel Then and Now: The Enduring Impact of an Imaginary Event
The blood libel accusation of Jews committing ritual murder has been the basis for some of the most hateful examples of organized antisemitism around the world since its fabrication in the Middle Ages. This conference will explore the impact of the blood libel over the centuries in a wide variety of geographic regions with a focus on how cultural memory was created, elaborated, and transmitted.
YIVO Examines the Complexities of Writing Sholem Aleichem's Biography
Professor Dauber will discuss the life, work, and legacy of the great Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem (Sholem Rabinovitsh) and the difficulties Dauber faced in writing the first comprehensive biography about the author.
New Exhibit: Classic Yiddish Writers in Caricature
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is opening a new exhibition: Classic Yiddish Writers in Caricature. The exhibition showcases caricature portrayals of Yiddish’s “Di klasiker” – the three classic authors of Yiddish literature, Mendele Moykher-Sforim (S.Y. Abramovitsh), Y.L. Peretz, and Sholem Aleichem (Sholem Rabinovitsh).
Women, The City and the Yiddish Theater
YIVO and Columbia University co-host a conference on modern Yiddish theater and performance. Participants will assess the newest digital archival resources for research in the field and consider women's experiences.
YIVO’s 49th Annual Yiddish-Intensive Summer Program Begins Today
The 2016 Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture begins its 49th consecutive year. One of the largest classes in years, the 2016 cohort has students ages 13-70 from four continents around the world. The program will be held June 27th to August 5th, 2016 at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.