[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 450 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 450

Commemorating the centennial of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 29, 2025

  Mr. Goldman of New York (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Clarke of New 
  York, and Mr. Suozzi) submitted the following resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commemorating the centennial of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

Whereas the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research was established in 1925 in Vilna, 
        Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania), as the world's first comprehensive 
        center devoted to the study, preservation, and dissemination of East 
        European Jewish history, culture, and language;
Whereas YIVO is the only prewar Eastern European Jewish archive and library to 
        survive the Holocaust, relocating to New York City in 1940;
Whereas, over its century-long history, YIVO has amassed over 24 million items, 
        including the largest repository of primary Holocaust materials 
        globally, surpassed only by Yad Vashem in Israel, and its library 
        encompasses 400,000 volumes in multiple European languages and features 
        the world's largest collection of Yiddish-language books, pamphlets, and 
        newspapers;
Whereas YIVO provides a home for millions of documents and artifacts related to 
        the history of Jews in the United States, and among these are thousands 
        of photographs, newspapers, and magazines, and other ephemera that 
        document the voyages of Jewish immigrants and the lives they made 
        throughout the country;
Whereas YIVO has become a leading institution in the United States for research 
        on Jewish history, Holocaust studies, and Yiddish language and 
        literature, contributing significantly to academic scholarship and 
        cultural preservation;
Whereas YIVO's digitization initiatives, such as the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna 
        Online Collections Project, have made accessible millions of documents 
        and artifacts related to Jewish history, including Holocaust materials, 
        through digital platforms that serve educators, scholars, and learners 
        across the globe; and
Whereas the centennial anniversary of YIVO presents an opportunity to recognize 
        its extraordinary contributions to the preservation of Jewish history 
        and culture, and to reaffirm the United States commitment to supporting 
        institutions that promote cultural diversity, historical scholarship, 
        and intercultural dialogue: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commemorates the centennial of the YIVO Institute for 
        Jewish Research, honoring its 100 years of dedicated service to 
        preserving and promoting the rich history, culture, and 
        language of East European Jewry during this Jewish American 
        Heritage Month; and
            (2) recognizes YIVO's invaluable historical and ongoing 
        contributions to Jewish scholarship, Holocaust remembrance, and 
        cultural preservation, which have profoundly enriched the 
        intellectual and cultural fabric of the United States and the 
        world.
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