Yivo Institute For Jewish Research

0 Holocaust History

YIVO exhibit illuminates a diary kept by a 13-year-old boy in the Vilna ghetto

Julia Gergely in JTA · 17 Jul

Yitskhok Rudashevski, a 13-year-old Jewish boy in Vilna, began a diary in June 1941, detailing life in the ghetto as comfort and joy diminished due to war.

0 History Holocaust

In a young boy’s diary, a record of how Jews lived to the fullest, even in the face of death

PJ Grisar in Forward · 15 Jul

Yitskhok Rudashevski, a teenager living in the Vilna ghetto from 1941 to 1943, kept a diary documenting Nazi atrocities, life in the ghetto, and the vibrant cultural activities that served as a form of resistance against the oppressors.

0 Communities History

Jewish immigrant men abandoned their wives in droves a century ago. Their stories are getting a new look

Luke Tress in JTA · 14 Jun

The exhibit "Runaway Husbands, Desperate Families: The Story of the National Desertion Bureau," showcased at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, delves into the lives of early 20th-century Jewish immigrants in the U.S., highlighting stories of abandonment by husbands and the efforts to track them down.

0 Art History

Beloved Borscht Belt entertainer Morris Katz remembered in new NYC exhibit

Julia Gergely in JTA · 16 May

Morris Katz, a Polish Holocaust survivor and renowned Borscht Belt entertainer who was known for his unique speed-painting act, is being commemorated in a new exhibit curated by Eddy Portnoy at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

0 Culture Television/Film

Why Jewish jokes make the world a little more bearable, for a while

Jewish Chronicle · 19 Apr

Jewish humor, particularly American Jewish humor, is characterized by its ability to punch upwards or sideways in a profound and often self-reflective manner.

0 Antisemitism Communities

To combat rising hate crimes, NYC mayor suggests a PR campaign

Jacob Kornbluh in Forward · 3 Apr

NYC Mayor Eric Adams proposed a PR campaign to address rising hate crimes, particularly targeting antisemitism and racism following a spike in incidents since a terror attack.

0 History Music

A Jewish grandmother’s Coney Island memories inspire a new album by her composer grandson

Julia Gergely in JTA · 28 Mar

Composer Alex Weiser draws inspiration from his Jewish grandmother's memories of 1930s Coney Island to create his new Yiddish and English album, "in a dark blue night."

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How Yiddish became a ‘foreign language’ in Israel

ZGolden in Forward · 11 Sep 2023

The article discusses the decline of Yiddish as a language in Israel.

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Star-studded cast presents show about birth of Yiddish theater, July 11 in NYC

RSchaechter in Forward · 10 Jul 2023

On July 11, a Yiddish star-studded cast will perform a show called Presents from Romania, celebrating the birth and journey of Yiddish theater.

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An Artist of the Yiddish Never-World

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 10 Jun 2021

A Jewish historical institute employee receives strange phone calls, one of which insults him for losing the war between religious and secular Jews.

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What the new Pew study missed by not asking about Yiddish

Forward · 11 May 2021

The article discusses the recent Pew Research Center report on American Jewish identity and criticizes its omission of Yiddish.

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Golden Books

Allan Nadler in Jewish Review of Books · 2 Apr 2020

The article discusses the recent controversial firing of librarians from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, which houses a significant collection of Yiddish books.

0 Culture History

Jew Bites Dog: Tidbits from the Yiddish Press of Yore

Tel Aviv Review · 15 Oct 2018

Dr. Eddy Portnoy, a Senior Researcher at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, explores intriguing tales from the Yiddish press in his book "Bad Rabbi and Other Strange But True Stories from the Yiddish Press," shedding light on the peculiar aspects of Jewish culture in pre-WWII New York and Warsaw.

0 History Literature

Bad to the Bone: Episode 112

Unorthodox · 16 Nov 2017

This episode of Unorthodox features Eddy Portnoy, a senior researcher at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, discussing his book "Bad Rabbi: And Other Strange but True Stories from the Yiddish Press."

0 History Art

'The Rothschilds and Sons' On Stage — And Those I've Met

Forward · 6 Nov 2015

The article discusses the stage production of "The Rothschilds & Sons" by Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock, and Sherman Yellen, focusing on the story of the Rothschild banking family's rise to power in Europe.

0 Literature Culture

Death of a Yiddish Giant

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 2 Apr 2015

This article discusses the significance of I.L. Peretz, a prominent figure in modern Jewish literature who passed away 100 years ago.

0 History Art

Living Postcards

William Meyers in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

"16mm Postcards: Home Movies of American Jewish Visitors to 1930s Poland" is an exhibit at the Yeshiva University Museum showcasing films taken by American visitors to Poland before World War II.

0 Language Holocaust

Shylock in Yiddish: New Yiddish Rep Presents Jacob Adler’s Historic “Shylock” at Center for Jewish History

Forward · 19 Jan 2011

The New Yiddish Repertory presented Jacob Adler's historic Yiddish adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" at the Center for Jewish History, with Nahma Sandrow discussing Shylock's portrayal.

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