Article by Cecile Kuznitz & Macha Fogel

YIVO celebrates its 100th anniversary

Founded in 1925 in Vilnius, YIVO—the Jewish Scientific Institute—aimed to be the “home” of Yiddish culture. One hundred years later, based in New York, it remains the global reference for the study and transmission of Ashkenazi culture. To mark this centenary, we met with historian Cecile Kuznitz, who recounts the intellectual and political adventure of this unique institution.

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