Yivo Institute

0 Culture Education

Emes Ve-Emunah · 13 Sep

The article delves into the complex dynamics of individuals who leave Orthodox Judaism, known as "Off the Derech" (OTD).

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A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 12 Sep

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York is hosting a conference titled "After Orthodoxy: Cultural Creativity and the Break with Tradition," which celebrates the artistic contributions of formerly Orthodox Jews, also known as OTD ("off the derech") Jews.

0 Language Education

Why these students, ages 16 to 84, spent their summer studying Yiddish in New York

Julia Gergely in JTA · 5 Aug

Students of varying ages from around the world, ranging from 16 to 84, participate in the YIVO Institute for Yiddish Research's summer intensive program in New York City.

0 Culture History

An online comedy course asks Marc Maron, Lewis Black and more — why did Jews get into the funny business?

PJ Grisar in Forward · 14 Mar

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research presents a new online course, "Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America," exploring the origins of Jewish humor in the Borscht Belt comedy circuit and its evolution to modern-day comedy on social media.

0 Politics Education

YIVO is my intellectual home. Its webinars on Hamas are misguided

Irena Klepfisz in Forward · 15 Feb

The author expresses disappointment and disbelief at YIVO's decision to host three webinars on the origins and ideology of Hamas without including Palestinian or Muslim panelists.

0 Antisemitism Politics

A Yiddish institution will discuss Hamas — many in the Yiddish world say they're promoting propaganda

PJ Grisar in Forward · 13 Feb

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has faced criticism after announcing a webinar series on the ideological link between Hamas and Nazism and Soviet antisemitism.

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YIVO to digitize millions of documents from Jewish Labor Bund

PJ Grisar in Forward · 22 Feb 2023

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is digitizing the Jewish Labor Bund archive, which includes 3.5 million pages of documents, photos, flyers, and correspondence.

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The Legend of Max Weinreich

David G. Roskies in Tablet · 27 Jan 2023

Max Weinreich, a linguist and scholar, became a champion of the Yiddish language and culture.

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Diving Into the Vilna Collections

Alyssa Quint in Tablet · 2 Feb 2022

The YIVO Institute has completed the Edward Blank Vilna Online Collections project, digitizing significant collections of documents that were impacted by the war and hidden in various locations.

0 History Culture

Home and History

Sources · 13 Oct 2021

Natalia Aleksiun's book, "Conscious History: Polish Jewish Historians Before the Holocaust," sheds light on the pioneering efforts of Polish Jewish historians who sought to establish a Jewish national historical narrative.

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Letters, Summer 2020

Jewish Review of Books · 30 Jun 2020

This series of letters from the Summer 2020 issue of "Letters" discusses various topics related to Jewish history and culture.

0 Art History

Searching for Leonard Cohen

Frances Brent in Tablet · 11 Dec 2019

While visiting Vilnius, the author stumbles upon a life-size statue of Leonard Cohen in a courtyard, part of a series of public sculptures by Lithuanian artist Romualdas Kvintas.

0 History Language

The Ancient Dream of the Jewish Left

Paul Berman in Tablet · 11 Jun 2019

The text discusses the historical connection between Jewish immigrants, particularly anarchists, and the labor movement in America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on the development of Jewish anarchism in urban centers like New York.

0 Language Literature

Typing in Yiddish

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 3 May 2019

The Yiddish typewriting manual "Praktishe metode far der yidisher shrayb-mashin" by Tobias Jonas, published in 1929, aimed to teach touch-typing in Yiddish to meet the increasing need for legible Yiddish documents in a burgeoning Yiddish-speaking community in New York.

0 Israel Culture

Listen to a Forgotten and Revealing Interview With Golda Meir

Forward · 21 Mar 2016

This article discusses the rediscovery of a Yiddish interview with Golda Meir, conducted by journalist Shlomo Ben-Israel in 1971.

0 History Communities

Brief Kvetches: Notes to a 19th-Century Miracle Worker

Glenn Dynner in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jun 2014

Rabbi Elijah Guttmacher, known as the Tzaddik of Grtz in 19th-century Eastern Europe, was a miracle worker who received thousands of petitions (kvitlekh) from Jews seeking his help with various personal and communal struggles.

0 History Science

Nosing Around

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 21 May 2010

Phrenology, a pseudo-science popular in the past, claimed that personality traits could be determined by the bumps on a person's head.

0 History Education

Fine Young Criminal

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 21 Jan 2010

In the late 19th century, the rise of the Yiddish press shed light on the lives of ordinary Jews, challenging the traditional focus on intellectual elites.

0 Holocaust Language

At YIVO, Honoring Those Who Champion Mameloshn

Forward · 4 Jun 2004

The article discusses various honors and awards in the Jewish community, such as the Janusz Korczak Teaching Award given to individuals like Lolle Boettcher and the Moriah School.

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