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They Never Taught Us About This
The little-known history of the pogroms of the Russian Civil War.
2017 Jan Karski & Pola Nirenska Award
The Jury of the Jan Karski and Pola Nirenska Award is pleased to announce that Dr. Eleonora Bergman and Dr. Tadeusz Epsztein of Warsaw, Poland were named the recipients of the Karski Award for the year 2017.
Antisemites and Jews Agree: Gustav Mahler is a Jewish Composer
“There’s no such thing as Jewish music,” claims Neil Levin, music scholar and the Artistic Director of the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music. Levin argues that the music he studies and champions is “music of the Jewish experience.”
YIVO and Cantana Profana Present Gustav Mahler’s Epic Song Symphony
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents the “intrepid” (New Yorker) vocal and instrumental chamber ensemble Cantata Profana in Gustav Mahler’s epic song symphony, Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth).
A Place of Ongoing Discovery
The YIVO Archives is a keystone of our organization. It is a treasure trove of personal and institutional records; every page, every photo, and each art object is not only a remnant of a long-bygone past, but also a treasure of enduring value whose impact extends to our lives today.
YIVO Announces Discovery of 170,000 Lost Jewish Documents Thought to Have Been Destroyed During the Holocaust
Rare and unpublished works represent the collective memory and cultural history of Eastern European and Russian Jews.
YIVO Hosting Conference "Jews In and After the 1917 Russian Revolution"
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents a two-day conference on Jews in and after the 1917 Russian Revolution. Professor Steven J. Zipperstein of Stanford is the lead academic advisor.
Celebrating the 120th Anniversary of the Founding of the Jewish Labor Bund
The program will consist of formal presentations on Bund history, performances of songs and poetry (in English and Yiddish) and commentary by contemporary activists.
