YIVO
Women surrounded by posters in English and Yiddish supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert H. Lehman, and the American Labor Party teach other women how to vote, 1935. (Photo courtesy of Kheel Center, Cornell University Library via Flickr)
October 17, 2025, 6:01 pm
Pittsburgh Yiddish festival celebrates language, music and memory
Events encourage recognition of rich culture and 'treasure of our heritage'
By Adam Reinherz
A pedestrian passes a building in Vilnius, Lithuania, that formerly housed the ghetto library. (Photo by Adam Reinherz)
October 3, 2025, 3:29 pm
Observance and observations: Seminar spotlights Vilnius
For generations, Vilnius was a colossus of Jewish culture. Before World War II, the 'Jerusalem of Lithuania' possessed 80,000 Jews and more than 100 synagogues. Intellectual titans wrote texts creating Ashkenazic norms. An influential Jewish publishing house set the standard for scholars worldwide. While libraries and exhibitions honor what was, a Classrooms Without Borders seminar asked participants to consider ties between people and paper
By Adam Reinherz
A photo taken July 28, 1906, shows Jewish agricultural settlers mingling with gauchos and soldiers. (Courtesy of YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
June 27, 2025, 2:37 pm
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
By PJ Grisar
Load More