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A Look at the Educational Alliance Collection (1968)
A look at the Educational Alliance records in the YIVO Archives.
Work in Progress at the Lithuanian Central State Archives
Samples of some of the documents our archivist is working on in Vilnius.
Acclaimed Musician Judith Berkson Premieres New Work Based on Rare Sound Recordings
Judith Berkson presents arrangements of cantorial music from YIVO’s sound archives, including unreleased and rare recordings. Frank London (trumpet), Cleek Schrey (Hardanger d'amore fiddle), and Lana Cencic (with Berkson on, Farfisa and Viscount vintage analog organs, vocals and effects) are the ensemble.
A Discussion About Historian Heinrich Graetz
Exekiel Lifschutz discusses the life and work of historian Heinrich Graetz (1817-1891).
YIVO Institute Mounts Exhibition on Jews and Entertainment in the Early 20th Century
YIVO’s newest exhibition, Jewface: “Yiddish” Dialect Songs of Tin Pan Alley, looks at the ways in which early 20th century entertainment mocked Jews, engaged Jews, and developed Yiddish-accented English for comic effect.
Jews and Tsarist Military Service
1839 document threatening those who harbored runaways from tsar’s army.
Rare 16th-century Hebrew book digitized
Rare 16th-century Hebrew book digitized by YIVO for the Vilna Collections Project.
Yiddish Names for Trees (1967)
Mordkhe Schaechter on the names of trees in Yiddish (YIVO on WEVD, 1967).
2015 Karski & Nirenska Award Ceremony in Warsaw
Jerzy Malinowski honored at Jewish Historical Institute.