YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/YIVO_Institute_for_Jewish_Research

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nonprofit_organization gptkb:research_institute
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:YIVO
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:Center_for_Jewish_History
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Jonathan_Brent
gptkbp:focus	gptkb:Judaism gptkb:Yiddish_language Jewish history East European Jewish history
gptkbp:foundedIn	gptkb:Vilnius 1925
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Elias_Tcherikower gptkb:Nokhem_Shtif gptkb:Zelig_Kalmanovich gptkb:Max_Weinreich
gptkbp:hasArchive	gptkb:historical_documents photographs personal papers Jewish manuscripts Yiddish books
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
gptkbp:languageOfWork	gptkb:Yiddish English
gptkbp:movedTo	gptkb:New_York_City 1940
gptkbp:notableAlumni	gptkb:Isaac_Bashevis_Singer gptkb:Chaim_Grade gptkb:Abraham_Joshua_Heschel
gptkbp:notableCollection	Jewish music archives Jewish press archives Holocaust testimonies Yiddish theater materials
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:YIVO_Encyclopedia_of_Jews_in_Eastern_Europe
gptkbp:offers	exhibitions fellowships lectures public programs courses
gptkbp:originalName	gptkb:Yidisher_Visnshaftlekher_Institut
gptkbp:preserves	Holocaust documents prewar Jewish community records
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:United_States worldwide
gptkbp:type	gptkb:archives gptkb:educational_institution gptkb:library
gptkbp:website	https://www.yivo.org/
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gptkbp:bfsLayer	6