Institutions outside Israel

Below is a list of institutions in alphabetical order of their countries, according to our current records. See also the pages on this site with information about universities where Yiddish language and literature are taught and about non-academic language courses. 

 If there are relevant institutions teaching Yiddish studies which are not included here, or if you have found any inaccuracies, please e-mail us: yiddish@yidreshut.co.il 

Argentina

YIVO branch in Buenos Aires 

Organization of Klezmer festivals 

Australia

Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library

Sholem Aleichem College 

Monash University - The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation   

Croatia

Yiddish Circle in Zagreb 

France

House of Yiddish Culture in Paris, including Medem Library 

Bernard Lazare Circle 

"Arbeter Ring" (Workmen's Circle) 

"Luft" theater in Strasbourg 

Germany

Yiddish book collection in the University Library, Frankfurt am Main

Japan

Yiddish Club

Lithuania

Vilnius Yiddish Institute

The World Jewish Congress Yiddish Center in Vilnius

Netherlands

Yiddish Foundation 

Poland

Jewish Community Center in Warsaw 

Yiddish Theater in Warsaw 

Institute for Jewish History in Lublin 

Romania

Yiddish Theater in Bucharest 

Russia

Yiddish Center in Moscow

Jewish Center in St. Petersburg 

Sweden

Yiddish Association in Stockholm 

Ukraine

Jewish Education Committee 

United Kingdom

Jewish Music Institute 

"Spiro Ark" (organizes Jewish cultural events and courses in Jewish History, culture and languages) 

Uruguay

Association for Yiddish Culture 

USA

YIVO (Yiddish Research Institute) 

Yiddish League 

"Yugntruf" (Youth for Yiddish) 

"Arbeter Ring" (Workmen's Circle) 

Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts 

Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture in Madison, Wisconsin 

The Jewish Daily Forward newspaper  

The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene