YIVO Press Releases
YIVO Launches New Online Museum with Interactive Exhibition Exploring East European Jewish Life in the 20th Century
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research announces the inauguration of its landmark YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum, which is being made available free of charge to the global public.
Amidst a Pandemic, a Revolution in Yiddish Learning
120 students graduated from The Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, the world’s longest-running Yiddish summer program.
YIVO Institute For Jewish Research Presents A Seat at the Table: A Journey Into Jewish Food
YIVO Institute For Jewish Research presents A Seat at the Table: A Journey Into Jewish Food, featuring acclaimed chefs, cookbook authors, scholars, restaurateurs, & writers.
YIVO Presents: Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong in Classical Music
On Thursday, June 30, 2020, at 4:00pm (EDT), YIVO will host a digital musical performance preview, Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong in Classical Music, featuring five world premiere compositions commissioned by YIVO.
YIVO’s Online Community Grows Exponentially
The response to the many new online initiatives that YIVO has launched since mid-March has truly been humbling and inspiring.
YIVO’s Alex Weiser a Finalist for Pulitzer Prize in Music
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce that its Director of Public Programs, Alex Weiser, has been named a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his song cycle, and all the days were purple.
YIVO Receives CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a $29,992 Recordings at Risk Grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). This grant will enable YIVO to preserve the YIVO Folksong Project: East European Jewish Folksong in its Social Context (YFP).
YIVO’s 2020 Summer Program to Take Place Online
Given the extraordinary circumstances of the current moment and to ensure the safety of our students and faculty YIVO will conduct the Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture online for summer 2020 (June 29-August 7). In light of this change, the deadline for submitting applications and financial aid requests has been extended to May 29, 2020.
YIVO Launches New Archival Initiative to Gather Stories of Jewish Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic
YIVO announces a new initiative to collect first-hand accounts of the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Jewish life.
YIVO’s Newest Online Course, Focused on Jewish Food, Launches May 1
On Friday, May 1, 2020, YIVO will launch the fourth class in the Shine Online Educational Series, A Seat at the Table: A Journey into Jewish Food.