Events

Prof. Yoshiji Hirose is an internationally recognized expert in Jewish American literature, and in Yiddish literature in particular. In addition to an impressive list of publications which critically examine the works of Jewish authors,...

Soul to Soul is the electrifying and emotionally captivating theatrical concert that follows the experiences of two minority peoples and their paths to America’s promise of freedom—overcoming segregation, prejudice, and economic hardship. An event not...

So how have you been spending YOUR time? A number of friends in the New York Yiddish world have complained that  being locked up has given us all such a wealth of online activities that...

Dear Yiddish Enthusiast, This post is a reminder of our special Valentine’s Day celebration which is happening tomorrow night! We will welcome Shabbat and then talk about love traditions and vocabulary in Yiddishland. Hear Eros entice...

Monday, March 30, 1:00pm (EST): Ben Kaplan (Director of Education) and Stefanie Halpern (Director of the YIVO Archives) discuss our online class, Oh Mama, I'm in Love! The Story of the Yiddish Stage Tuesday, March 31, 1:00pm (EST): Stefanie Halpern (Director of...

קום, הער אַ ייִדיש וואָרט! Come hear a Yiddish word! from the comfort of your home! (Like it or not!) פּראַוועט מיט אונדז פּסח Join us free for a live online international participatory reading of the beloved Arbeter-ring hagode. The link is live right...

A special day of Yiddish poetry and Klezmer music with Miri Koral and Klezmer Juice! For more information, visit the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language website on http://www.yiddishinstitute.org, and check out Klezmer Juice's...

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene cordially invites you to attend a community reading of "Do Kon Es Nisht Geshen" a Yiddish translation of "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis and John C. Moffitt as...

YIVO’S 2020 SUMMER PROGRAM TAKING PLACE ONLINE JUNE 29 – AUGUST 7, 2020 DON'T MISS THE APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 29 Spend six-to-nine weeks immersed in Yiddish and discover 1,000 years of Jewish history. Delve into the riches of the...

Chava Rosenfarb (1923-2011) was one of the most prominent Yiddish novelists of the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Poland in 1923, she survived the Lodz ghetto, Auschwitz, and Bergen-Belsen, immigrating to Canada...