Institute for Jewish Research

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Institute for Jewish Research

ORGANIZATION

Founded 1925 in Vilnius, Lithuania (then part of Poland), relocated to New York City in 1940. "The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is dedicated to the history and culture of Ashkenazi Jewry and to its influence in the Americas."

Official Website:
http://www.yivo.org/

Location:
New York City

Founding Date:
1925

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Peter Beinart Columnist 1971 Washington Post columnist

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Author 16-Sep-1950 The Signifying Monkey

Marty Peretz Publisher c. 1937 Co-Owner, The New Republic

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