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LIBRARY & ARCHIVES (COLLECTIONS OF JUDAICA) - THE YIVO LIBRARY HOLDS NUMEROUS BOOKS AND PERIODICALS IN TWELVE LANGUAGES. THIS INCLUDES THE UNIQUE VILNA COLLECTION WITH RABBINICAL WORKS FROM AS EARLY AS THE 16TH CENTURY. THE LIBRARY HOLDINGS ARE PARTICULARLY STRONG IN DOCUMENTATION OF JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND RELIGION IN EASTERN EUROPE; THE HOLOCAUST PERIOD; THE EXPERIENCE OF IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES; ANTI-SEMITISM; AND THE CONTINUING INFLUENCE OF ASHKENAZIC JEWISH CULTURE TODAY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MMax Weinreich Center for Advanced Jewish Studies
EDUCATION & RESEARCH (MAX WEINREICH CENTER) - YIVO'S MAX WEINREICH CENTER FOR ADVANCED JEWISH STUDIES, ESTABLISHED IN 1968, IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATION AND TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH IN THE AREA OF JEWISH LIFE AND CULTURE. NAMED AFTER RENOWNED SCHOLAR AND YIVO FOUNDER MAX WEINREICH, THE CENTER WORKS TO MAKE YIVO'S UNIQUE RESOURCES AND ITS SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE TO UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, TO ENCOURAGE STUDY AND PROMOTE RESEARCH CONCERNING THE LIFE AND CULTURE OF EAST EUROPEAN JEWRY AND RELATED TOPICS, TO MARSHAL THE INTELLECTUAL RESOURCES IN THE FIELD OF SCHOLARSHIP, AND TO ASSIST YOUNG SCHOLARS IN QUALIFYING FOR WORK IN THIS FIELD.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2MBund Archives Project
THE BUND ARCHIVES - THE BUND ARCHIVES PROJECT IS A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT TO CONSERVE, PROCESS, AND DIGITIZE THE 3.5 MILLION PAGES OF JEWISH LABOR AND POLITICAL ARCHIVES THAT WERE DONATED TO YIVO BY THE BUND ARCHIVES IN 1992. THESE MATERIALS ARE FROM EASTERN EUROPE AND AMERICA AND COVER MAJOR POLITICAL, LABOR, AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES. AFTER THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE, THESE MATERIALS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE ONLINE FREE-OF-CHARGE. YIVO ESSENTIALLY BEGAN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT IN 2022.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$882.4K
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