The YIVO Institute @yivoinstitute
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research—preserving the world's largest archive of East European Jewry. Tweets w/ archival photographs, upcoming events and news. yivo.org/comedy 15 W 16th Street, New York, NY Joined September 2010-
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"It wasn’t until watching a documentary about Winton 25 years ago that [Hanna Slome] was astonished to find her name on the list of children who made it to Britain on the Czech 'Kindertransport' negotiated by [Nicholas] Winton." jta.org/2024/04/10/ny/…
Step into the world of Morris Katz, the "Instant Art" maestro whose rapid-fire painting performances and Borscht Belt humor captivated audiences, at YIVO's newest exhibition launch.
Men putting matzot in the oven to bake in the Salzburg-Parsch Displaced Persons Camp in Austria, 1947. #fromtheyivoarchives #matza #matzo #matzah #passover #peysekh #pesach #jewishholiday
Right in Chelsea, at @yivoinstitute at 15 W 16, is the world’s largest collection of East European Jewish civilization materials. I had the opportunity to see items from the archive with Dr. Stefanie Halpern. We also had a great discussion with Melissa Cohen, Ron D. Wegsman,
Explore the untold history of Jewish self-defense units before World War II with Netta Ehrlich, shedding light on their formation, leadership, and impact in Jewish communities facing anti-Jewish violence.
"This is a very important step in restitution. Items left behind by Holocaust survivors are powerful symbols. The Nuremberg Laws were designed not just to take wealth away from Jews, but also dignity and humanity." ow.ly/AVeo50RgvCN
Delve into the rich tapestry of Jewish musical expression during the Weimar Republic at YIVO's concert, part of @carnegiehall's Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice festival, celebrating the diversity and innovation of Yiddish and Hebrew compositions.
Men making matzohs for Passover in Mariendorf DP Camp in Berlin, Germany in 1946. #fromtheyivoarchives #matza #matzo #matzah #passover #peysekh #pesach #jewishholiday
Matzah baking in Bad Gastein DP Camp. Austria, ca. 1946-1947. #fromtheyivoarchives #matza #matzo #matzah #passover #peysekh #pesach #jewishholiday
Yiddish exercises to ease constipation. From Unzer gezunt, New York, Dec. 1910 (YIVO Library).
“The museum will be a legacy to the Weiners’ tireless work in educating future generations about the importance of standing up against all forms of hate, prejudice and bigotry through Holocaust education.” ow.ly/ywyj50RgtJv
Parodies for Passover! One of the funnest things about this time of year. Here's one from a capella Six13 with an Abba medley.bhttps://www.kveller.com/we-cannot-resist-this-six13-passover-mamma-mia-parody/
Uncover the secrets of navigating YIVO's extensive collections with a workshop on finding aids, providing insights into archival research methods and access to valuable resources for scholars and historians.
"The show, called 'Hollywoodland'...will spotlight 'the impact of the predominately Jewish filmmakers whose establishment of the American film studio system transformed Los Angeles into a global epicenter of cinema.'" ow.ly/iTEX50RgAlL
Men and women making matza for Passover. Lodz Ghetto, 1940. #fromtheyivoarchives #matza #matzo #matzah#passover #peysekh #pesach #jewishholiday
Delve into the story of Issachar Ber Ryback, an artist who defied conventions and pushed boundaries in Jewish art, as we explore his lithograph album "Shtetl: My Destroyed Home, a Recollection" and its profound impact on visual representation.
Illustration of a Passover seder from the Manischewitz 8-Day Menu Planner and Recipe Guide, New York City, 1972. #fromtheyivoarchives #seder #passover #peysekh #pesach #jewishholiday #manischewitz
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"I view Har Hasetim as a tangible representation of the sacrifices and the trials and tribulations that the first wave of eastern European Jews faced as they left their homes to escape persecution to start life anew in a far-off strange land." ow.ly/184U50Rea9q
A variety of kosher for Passover wine labels. #fromtheyivoarchives
portnoy @eddyportnoy
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Samuel Spinner @SamuelSpinner
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39K Followers 5K Following Craig Bierko lives in New York and dies in Los Angeles. ( Cameo https://t.co/QxopkJethu )
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פארווערטס @Forverts
4K Followers 3K Following The world's leading Yiddish newspaper—די אנפירנדיקע יידישע צײטונג אויף דער וועלט
@mordkhetzvi.bsky.soc.. @mordkhetzvi
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Center for Jewish His.. @cjewishhistory
8K Followers 1K Following Illuminating Jewish history, culture & heritage with archives, exhibits & programs.
Sasha Senderovich �.. @returnstosender
4K Followers 4K Following Scholar and author of “How the Soviet Jew Was Made” https://t.co/UIjSXfzS4R | literary translator: https://t.co/9EcGkPmxTg | views my own, obviously.
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AJS @jewish_studies
5K Followers 423 Following Association for Jewish Studies, the learned society and professional association of Jewish Studies scholars. RTs and Follows are not endorsements.
Sefaria | Free Virtua.. @SefariaProject
10K Followers 872 Following Read virtual Torah, Talmud, Halakhah, Kabbalah, and more—in Hebrew and a growing number of translations: https://t.co/Kp5SZet13s. Free, thanks to your generous support!
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1K Followers 483 Following רעגולערע רעסורסן און פּראָגראַמען צו מוטיקן און דערמעגלעכן דאָס רעדן און שאַפֿן אױף ייִדיש אינעם 21סטן י״ה. Helping the world be Yiddish in the new millennium
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15K Followers 978 Following We promote greater understanding and sustainability of cultural heritage through @Folkways, Folklife Festival, research & education | https://t.co/NMn1RuPkfI
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752 Followers 97 Following Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, directed by Joel Grey. Played its final performance on January 5, 2020. #FiddlerNYC
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785 Followers 542 Following Performing at the Fisher Center at Bard, Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, and other venues across NYC and beyond.
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871 Followers 1K Following Archive @YaleLibrary (@Yale) that has recorded testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust for more than four decades.
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2K Followers 734 Following Exploring the languages spoken and written by Jews throughout history and around the world. We've stepped away from this platform, find us in other spaces.
James Loeffler @Jbloeffler
3K Followers 3K Following Historian @Johns Hopkins University | Author, Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights, book-writing on U.S. antisemitism (Henry Holt)
Uri Schreter @UriSchreter
642 Followers 651 Following PhD candidate in musicology @HarvardMus // studying postwar Jewish music // Somerville, MA
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Sandy Fox @sandy__fox
1K Followers 529 Following Author of “The Jews of Summer” 📖. Visiting Assistant Prof at NYU & Director of the Archive of the American Jewish Left in the Digital Age. views my own.
BodleianConservation @BodCons
5K Followers 519 Following Activities from the Conservation & Collection Care team at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. Caring for our collections since 1602. #BodCons
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336 Followers 210 Following Assistant Professor of Linguistics at UC Berkeley
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CSJS @CSJS_SCEJ
31 Followers 39 Following Welcome to the Twitter page of the Canadian Society for Jewish Studies/Société canadienne des etudes juives.YIVO is the only prewar Jewish archives and library to have survived the Holocaust. Its materials were looted by the Nazis, but some were rescued after the war and brought to New York City by YIVO.
and Alex Weiser on supporting their community engagement. Founded in 1925, YIVO, originally established in Berlin and Wilno (now Vilnius, Lithuania) as the Yiddish Scientific Institute, boasts a rich legacy supported by intellectuals like Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.
Right in Chelsea, at @yivoinstitute at 15 W 16, is the world’s largest collection of East European Jewish civilization materials. I had the opportunity to see items from the archive with Dr. Stefanie Halpern. We also had a great discussion with Melissa Cohen, Ron D. Wegsman,
YIVO is the only prewar Jewish archives and library to have survived the Holocaust. Its materials were looted by the Nazis, but some were rescued after the war and brought to New York City by YIVO.
and Alex Weiser on supporting their community engagement. Founded in 1925, YIVO, originally established in Berlin and Wilno (now Vilnius, Lithuania) as the Yiddish Scientific Institute, boasts a rich legacy supported by intellectuals like Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud.
Right in Chelsea, at @yivoinstitute at 15 W 16, is the world’s largest collection of East European Jewish civilization materials. I had the opportunity to see items from the archive with Dr. Stefanie Halpern. We also had a great discussion with Melissa Cohen, Ron D. Wegsman,
Yiddish exercises to ease constipation. From Unzer gezunt, New York, Dec. 1910 (YIVO Library).
I included this diagram in my peer tutorial session on cardiac embryology - I wonder how much work it would take for me to teach the same session in Yiddish? Source: “tsu gezunt un tsu lebn” by Dr. Yankev B Glen/Dr. Jacob B. Glen
As part of a forum on Polish American Foodways in this special issue of Polish American Studies Vol. 81, Iss. 1, Eve Jochnowitz (@yivoinstitute) amplifies the food voice of the vegetarian author and restaurateur Fania Lewando, born in Włocławek, Poland. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas/articl…
#OTD 130 years ago, Max Weinreich (1894-1969) was born 🎉 He was a dialectologist, sociolinguist, literary translator, and an eminent expert on Yiddish linguistics. He was also one of the founding figures behind the YIVO Institute (@yivoinstitute). #LinguisticBirthdays #Histlx
Plus the inimitable @DanPasternack!
Watch this video from "Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America", in which actor and comedian Paul Reiser discusses classic Jewish jokes: youtube.com/watch?v=TYGmfd… Register for this free, self-paced class today: yivo.org/comedy
Fantastic! Nothing like a Yiddish curse.
Watch this video from "Is Anything Okay? The History of Jews and Comedy in America", in which actor and comedian Paul Reiser discusses classic Jewish jokes: youtube.com/watch?v=TYGmfd… Register for this free, self-paced class today: yivo.org/comedy
Check out our latest #podcast episode, where B'nai B'rith CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with Yiddish film and theater expert Dr. Nahma Sandrow about the lasting impact Yiddish cinema and theater have had on American culture & Jewish identity. 📌Tune in here: bnaibrith.org/dr-nahma-sandr…
On April 19, 1943, when the Nazis came to destroy the Warsaw Ghetto, the Jewish resistance fought back. After 3 weeks, most of the resistance fighters and the remaining Jews in the ghetto, were murdered. Photos: DP Camp Posters for events commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
For those enjoying any herbs or festivities today. Please remember to be safe, considerate, and enjoy. @yivoinstitute
"Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt," a documentary about SVA alumnus Drew Friedman (BFA 1981 Media Arts), debuted at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on April 1. bit.ly/3vwn16J @Borschtdoc @yivoinstitute
Getting ready for the New York premiere of Tea Arciszewska’s “Miryeml” @yivoinstitute, directed by @caraidobrien, wonderful cast including @bachwards @ariel_devorah @MikhlDarling. My @YiddishBookCtr supported translation. Tonight 7pm ET (and on Zoom). yivo.org/Miryeml
Tonight 7pm ET!
TOMORROW: Join us for a unique "rehearsed reading" of Tea Arciszewska's "Miryeml" in English, a captivating exploration of history, folklore, and the human spirit within Yiddish culture.
Catch the New York premiere of Tea Arciszewska's haunting modernist drama "Miryeml" tomorrow @yivoinstitute (7pm ET in person or on Zoom). @caraidobrien @MikhlDarling @yiddishstage @246Theater
Just one week until the hybrid reading of my translation of Tea Arciszewska's "Miryeml" @yivoinstitute, directed by @caraidobrien. Wonderful cast, including @bachwards and @ariel_devorah. @uclhjs @YiddishBookCtr Thursday, April 18 at 7 pm (ET). yivo.org/Miryeml
Last night, LBI hosted Opera & Democracy: Songs from Exile- part of the Opera & Democracy: Listening to Exile series initiated by the @ThomasMannHouse. Thank you to our co-sponsors @1014nyc @ACFNY @GI_NewYork @yivoinstitute ASJM and the attendees.
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