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The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research was the founded in Vilna, Poland, in 1925 and relocated to New York City in 1940. Our mission is to preserve, study and teach the cultural history of Jewish life throughout Eastern Europe, Germany and Russia. Our educational and public outreach programs concentrate on all aspects of this 1000-year history and its continuing influence in America. YIVO’s archival collections and library constitute the single greatest resource for such study in the world, including approximately 24 million letters, manuscripts, photographs, films, sound recordings, art works, and artifacts; as well as the largest collection of Yiddish-language materials in the world. Greetings from our Executive Director Jonathan Brent click here |
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News & InformationTuesday, May 22: The Dybbuk (Poland, 1937). More... Tuesday, May 8, 2012. More... Click here. The Jewish Culture Series continues in May. More… The YIVO-Bard Institute is pleased to offer new courses in the Yiddish Summer Program. More… The One Thousand Children Archival Collection is a major acquisition concerning Jewish children who immigrated to America during World War II. More… New York (March 10, 2011) - The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is proud to announce a major gift from Leon Wagner and Harry Wagner to create a gallery to honor the memory of their parents, as well as the lost Jewish community of Vilna where their parents were born. More… |
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