News & Features

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce the addition of Ambassador Meryl Frank (ret) to its Board of Directors.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to purchase the materials to rehouse YIVO’s historic Jewish Political and Labor Movement Archives.

For Howard, learning Yiddish is the best way to connect with the history and culture of Ashkenazic Jewry.

Caleb's experience in YIVO's Summer program helps him find his Yiddish.

Through two summers studying at YIVO—nearly 40 years apart!—Tara has a life-changing experience.

For Yulia, learning Yiddish is a means to resist the language's disappearance in territories where it once flourished.

Tamara talks about her experience in the Summer Program and how a fun pandemic hobby became a lifelong passion.

YIVO's Summer Program helped Graeme build a sense of community.

YIVO was invited to participate in the prestigious Oxford Literary Festival.

The YIVO Archives has successfully launched a new paid Research Assistant program which pairs patrons with one of YIVO’s highly skilled researchers.