YIVO Press Releases
YIVO to Host New York Premiere of Fania’s World of Flavors, Smells, and Colors
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will present the New York premiere of Fania’s World of Flavors, Smells, and Colors, a documentary exploring the life and culinary legacy of vegetarian chef and cookbook author Fania Lewando.
Joshua Meyers Explores the Jewish Labor Bund Beyond Its Symbolic Legacy in YIVO Lecture
Drawing on the Jewish Labor and Political Archives (JLPA), currently being preserved and digitized at YIVO, Joshua Meyers will examine the history of the Jewish Labor Bund and the lived reality behind its enduring legacy as a symbol of Diaspora Socialism, anti-Zionism, and Yiddish cultural activism.
YIVO Marks 59th Annual Graduation of World's Longest-Running Yiddish Summer Program
On Friday, July 31, 2026, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City celebrated the 59th annual graduation of the YIVO-Bard Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture.
YIVO and Bloomsbury Announce the Release of Hasidic Warsaw: Reb Zalmen and the Aleksander Shtibl
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, in partnership with Bloomsbury Academic, is delighted to announce the publication of Hasidic Warsaw: Reb Zalmen and the Aleksander Shtibl, the fifth volume in the acclaimed Yiddish Voices series.
YIVO and Bloomsbury Academic Publish Mississippi: A Yiddish Play about the Scottsboro Affair
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is proud to announce the publication of Mississippi: A Yiddish Play about the Scottsboro Affair, the fourth volume in its acclaimed Yiddish Voices series, published in partnership with Bloomsbury Academic.
YIVO and the Center for Jewish History Present a New Exhibit
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO) and the Center for Jewish History (CJH) are thrilled to announce a kaleidoscopic new exhibition that presents a vibrant mashup of 1960s counterculture and Jewish culture through the trippy lens of underground artist Steve Marcus.
YIVO Mounts New Exhibition
YIVO is delighted to conjure up excitement with a new on-site exhibition, Jews Are Magic: Occult Practices from Palmistry to Professional Psychics, opening to the public on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
YIVO is Participating in Carnegie Hall's Festival, United in Sound: America at 250
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is delighted to announce its participation in Carnegie Hall’s Nuestros sonidos (Our Sounds) festival.
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Launches Public Phase of its Centennial Campaign to Build the Jewish Future by Safeguarding its Past
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research launched the public phase of its Centennial Campaign, a transformative fundraising effort to safeguard the perpetuation of Jewish culture in an ever-changing global landscape.
The 2026 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization Features Leading Jewish History Scholars
The 2026 YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization will be held online this winter (January 6-23, 2026).