In a young boy’s diary, a record of how Jews lived to the fullest, even in the face of death
YIVO’s new online exhibition tells the story of cultural life in the Vilna ghetto
YIVO’s new online exhibition tells the story of cultural life in the Vilna ghetto
YIVO’s Museum of the Homes of the Past was both too early — and too late
The Lithuania program is open to applications only until Dec. 31
This year also marks the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Vilna Ghetto, once the heart of a thriving Jewish community
This rare glimpse of a happy moment in prewar Jewish community life offers no hint of what lay ahead
The bill passed last week with an overwhelming majority,
Two years ago, Lithuanian lawmakers considered declaring that neither the country nor its leaders could be blamed for participating in the Holocaust
In 2014, Jonathan Brent discovered something he didn’t know he was missing. Walking into the Wroblewski Library in Vilnius, he saw a long table covered with boxes. Inside were documents belonging to the organization he heads, YIVO, the Institute for Jewish research, which was founded in Vilna and moved its operations to New York in…
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