YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

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Jewish cultural organization archival institution nonprofit organization research institute

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is a leading organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of Eastern European Jewish history, culture, and the Yiddish language.

Aliases (4)

YIVO ×1
YIVO Digital Archive ×1
YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe ×1
Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish cultural organization → archival institution → nonprofit organization → research institute →
abbreviation	YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → surface form: "YIVO"
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
countryOfOrigin	Lithuania →
fieldOfWork	Eastern European Jewish history → Holocaust studies → Jewish cultural history → Jewish studies → Yiddish studies → folklore → linguistics → sociology →
focusesOn	Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora → surface form: "Ashkenazi Jews" Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora → surface form: "Eastern European Jewry" Jewish immigration to the United States → Yiddish language → Yiddish literature →
foundedIn	1925 → Wilno → surface form: "Vilna" Wilno → surface form: "Vilnius"
hasCollectionType	archives → library → manuscripts → museum collections → periodicals → personal papers → photographs → sound recordings →
languageOfName	Yiddish →
locatedIn	Center for Jewish History → Manhattan → New York City →
mission	preservation of Eastern European Jewish history and culture → promotion of Jewish culture → promotion of Yiddish language → study of Eastern European Jewish history and culture →
notableProject	YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → surface form: "YIVO Digital Archive" YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → surface form: "YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe" YIVO Yiddish educational programs →
offers	courses → exhibitions → fellowships → lectures → public programs → summer programs →
originalName	YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → surface form: "Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut"
publishes	academic journals → document collections → scholarly books →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → abbreviation → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

this entity surface form: "YIVO"

Center for Jewish History → foundedBy → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

Yiddish literature → hasInstitutionalSupportFrom → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

Center for Jewish History → hasPart → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

Yiddish → hasStandardizationBody → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → notableProject → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

this entity surface form: "YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe"

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → notableProject → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

this entity surface form: "YIVO Digital Archive"

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research → originalName → YIVO Institute for Jewish Research →

this entity surface form: "Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut"