YIVO Press Releases
YIVO Unveils Centennial Exhibitions Exploring Jewish Life, Memory, and Cultural Resilience
In honor of its centennial, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research announces the opening of three landmark exhibitions that illuminate the extraordinary stories preserved in its world-renowned collections.
YIVO Hosts Conference Celebrating its Centenary
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research proudly announces YIVO in America, a two-day conference commemorating its centennial anniversary. This event will explore how YIVO’s founding vision for Jewish social sciences has been realized since its relocation to New York City in 1940.
YIVO and Ben-Gurion University Announce New Fellowship in Jewish Studies
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, in partnership with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, is delighted to announce the launch of the YIVO - Ben-Gurion University Fellowship in Jewish Studies.
YIVO Presents the First in a Series of Programs Held in Conjunction with Its Current Digitization Project of the Jewish Labor and Political Archives
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research hosts a lecture given by Tony Michels titled Two Revolutionary Jews: Leon Trotsky and Chaim Zhitlowsky. This is the first in a series of programs inspired by YIVO’s current digitization of the Jewish Labor and Political Archives.
YIVO Hosts a Book Talk with Renowned Scholar Samuel Kassow for the Newly Translated Warsaw Testament by Rokhl Auerbach
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host a lecture by historian Samuel Kassow about Polish writer Rokhl Auerbach’s memoir, Warsaw Testament.
YIVO Hosts a Live Recording of Public Radio Show Person Place Thing
On Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host a recording of the public radio show, Person Place Thing, with host and humorist Randy Cohen and YIVO Executive Director Jonathan Brent.
YIVO Hosts an Evening of Sephardic Art Song
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host a recital of Sephardic art songs, offering a captivating glimpse into Sephardic culture and history.
YIVO Celebrates 100 Years!
A Century of Cultural Stewardship – The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Celebrates 100 years
Sons and Daughters by Chaim Grade Translated into English for the First Time
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is thrilled to announce that SONS AND DAUGHTERS, the last and previously untranslated novel by Chaim Grade, will be published by Alfred A. Knopf on March 25, 2025. Translated by Rose Waldman with an introduction by Adam Kirsch, SONS AND DAUGHTERS is available in English for the first time.
YIVO Hosts Distinguished Clarinetist Andrzej Ciepliński for a Concert of Jewish Clarinet Masterworks
On Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 7:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host distinguished Warsaw-based clarinetist Andrzej Ciepliński for a rare American recital performing Jewish classical music masterworks.