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On the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews presents an exhibition dedicated to Polish Jews who survived the Holocaust and about their postwar experiences.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, in partnership with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, is delighted to announce the launch of the YIVO - Ben-Gurion University Fellowship in Jewish Studies.

List of recipients of YIVO’s 2025-2026 faculty and graduate student fellowships.

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research hosts a lecture given by Tony Michels titled Two Revolutionary Jews: Leon Trotsky and Chaim Zhitlowsky. This is the first in a series of programs inspired by YIVO’s current digitization of the Jewish Labor and Political Archives.

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host a lecture by historian Samuel Kassow about Polish writer Rokhl Auerbach’s memoir, Warsaw Testament.

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.

On Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host a recording of the public radio show, Person Place Thing, with host and humorist Randy Cohen and YIVO Executive Director Jonathan Brent.

On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 7:00pm (ET), the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research will host a recital of Sephardic art songs, offering a captivating glimpse into Sephardic culture and history.

Neil W. Levin continues his exploration of Yiddish opera under the auspices of his position as Anne E. Leibowitz Visiting Professor-in-Residence in Music.

A Century of Cultural Stewardship – The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Celebrates 100 years