This is the Forward’s coverage of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, an organization which studies Eastern European Jewish life and serves as a secular authority on the Yiddish language.
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Theater An unprecedented, and unfinished, work of Yiddish scholarship is now an opera
‘The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language’ chronicles a quest to save a forgotten world
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Yiddish World Opera about a unique Yiddish dictionary to have its world premiere
The plot involves two Jewish scholars determined to revitalize the language after its near destruction in the Holocaust
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Culture 100 years collecting Jewish history, 24 million artifacts and only 3 rooms to fit it in
3 exhibits at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research highlight what was lost, and what was miraculously saved
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Culture Otto Frank’s refugee file, a Rothschild Talmud and a menorah bong tell the story of the Jewish past — and future
YIVO’s centennial publication gives a glimpse of history through 100 objects
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Culture Jews thought Trump wanted to fight antisemitism. Why did he cut all of their grants?
When DOGE routed the National Endowment for the Humanities, hundreds of grants for Holocaust history and Yiddish culture were terminated
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Culture 100 years after its founding, can a Yiddish institute serve a people who don’t speak the language?
YIVO’s centennial marks a fractious time in Jewish life. It’s ready for the challenge.
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Fast Forward 7 standout treasures from YIVO’s vast collection in New York
In honor of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research’s 100th birthday, we take a deep dive into the cultural institution’s massive Yiddish archive
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Yiddish World Yiddish song workshop among YIVO’s online mini-courses in English
Other courses will cover the world of Ashkenazi cooking and desire in Yiddish literature.
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