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A live recording of a lecture on Yiddish literature delivered at YIVO’s 42nd Annual Conference in 1968.

One of the oldest documents in the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections

YIVO’s archives have numerous manuscripts, letters, papers and more from many major Yiddish writers.

A woman in a shtetl in Grodno sings an anti-tsarist song for a researcher.

This early 19th-century Yiddish book gives first aid instructions for how to treat victims of life-threatening accidents.

Edward Blank, retired New York telemarketing pioneer, has made a leadership gift to name the YIVO Vilna Collections the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections.

An anthology of avant garde poems by Melech Ravitch from the shelves of a library in Vilna.

Thanks to our incredible donors, YIVO has been able to accomplish many great things this year. Here are some of our favorites.

Outside media articles from 2017 about YIVO and YIVO-related topics.

A live recording of a lecture on the Yiddish press delivered at YIVO’s 42nd Annual Conference in 1968.