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The Collection of Charles Elson
YIVO recently acquired the collection of Charles Elson, a set and costume designer who designed various Broadway and London plays and musicals, as well as opera performances at the Metropolitan Opera.
YIVO Commemorates the Jewish Community of Vilna
On Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 1:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host its annual Nusakh Vilne Memorial commemorating the Jewish community of Vilna – the birth place of YIVO.
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Liliana Farber, ‘24
Liliana talks about her experience in the Summer Program and the transformative experience of learning Yiddish.
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Joshua “Yoshke” Horowitz, ‘24
Joshua talks about his experience in the Summer Program and the friendships he made in the program.
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Xuye Song, ‘24
Xuye talks about his experience in the Summer Program and the teachers that inspired him.
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program Testimonial: Aistė Puidokaitė, ‘24
Aistė talks about her experience in the Summer Program and her progress with the Yiddish language.
Nathan and Lena Goldfarb: National Desertion Bureau Case #M7
Delve deeper into YIVO’s most recent on-site exhibition, Runaway Husbands, Desperate Families: The Story of the National Desertion Bureau.
YIVO Hosts Festival and Conference Dedicated to the Cultural Achievementsof Ex-Orthodox Jews
On September 15-16, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host After Orthodoxy: Cultural Creativity and the Break with Tradition, a conference and festival organized by “Off the Derech” (OTD) Jews (off the Orthodox path) and allies who have exited other strict religious communities.
YIVO Hosts the Bashevis Singers’ First U.S. Performance
On Wednesday, September 4, 2024, YIVO will host all the way from Australia the American debut of The Bashevis Singers.