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YIVO Mourns the Passing of David Biale
YIVO is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of David Biale (1949-2024), Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History Emeritus at UC Davis and longtime collaborator with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
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David Schiff: Gimpel the Fool
Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Jewish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.
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The Yiddishists: Passover Cooking Goes Nuts
See the sixteenth article in the Jewish Renaissance column The Yiddishists, delving into the YIVO Archives.
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YIVO Mounts New Exhibition
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) is pleased to announce a new on-site exhibition, opening to the public on Monday, June 17, 2024, with an opening event. It will be on view through the fall.
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2024-2025 Max Weinreich Center Research Fellows
List of recipients of YIVO’s 2024-2025 faculty and graduate student fellowships.
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David Tamkin: The Dybbuk
Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Jewish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.
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YIVO Mounts New Exhibition: The Instant Art of Morris Katz
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is pleased to announce its newest on-site exhibition, The Instant Art of Morris Katz, which explores Morris Katz’s background, art, and his unique creative process.
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YIVO Receives a $270,000+ Grant for the Largest Archival Digitization Project in its History – the Jewish Labor and Political Archives Digitization Project
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a grant of $314,600 from The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF), and the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ).
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YIVO Presents the Newly Translated Miryeml
Join the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 7:00pm for a reading of Tea Arciszewska’s Miryeml, a play about the experiences of children during the pogroms that followed World War I.
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Vida Castaline’s Oral History
Vida Castaline’s oral history, donated to YIVO, is a rare testimony of impoverished and obscure Ukrainian Jews.