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The Vilnius Yiddish Institute Vilnius University, History Faculty Universiteto 7 Vilnius 01513, Lithuania
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New book by Prof. Sarunas Liekis
The VILNIUS YIDDISH INSTITUTE is the first Yiddish center of higher learning to be established in post-
Holocaust Eastern Europe. It is an integral part of the four-century-old Vilnius University, situated in the heart of the magnificently restored Old City, in a thriving new democracy. The Institute is dedicated to preserving the centuries-old heritage of Yiddish language and culture through teaching and scholarly research of the highest quality. Further, through intensive instruction by an outstanding international faculty the Institute aims to foster genuine literacy in Yiddish among new generations of students from Europe, the Americas, and beyond, and to train young new teachers and scholars in the field. Finally, inspired by its unique location in Vilna, the once fabled “Jerusalem of Lithuania,” the Institute cherishes the hope of nurturing new cultural contributions in Yiddish.
Director of YIVO visits VYI
Executive Director of YIVO Jonathan Brent visits VYI on the 27th of January 2010. We all hope that this is the continue our long...
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New book by Prof. Sarunas Liekis
1939: The Year that Changed Everything in Lithuania’s History. Liekis, Sarunas Amsterdam/New York, NY, 2010, XV, 386...
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Teacher seminar on anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination
Since 2005, the Vilnius Yiddish Institute has participated in a project initiated by the OSCE / ODIHR. The project aimed to create teaching tools on...
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Visit of the group from the Danish Institute for Study Abroad at the VYI
A group of American students visited the Vilnius Yiddish Institute at Vilnius University on 6 th of October 2009. This is a study trip of the American...
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