Event FAQs

For ticketed events, you can purchase tickets online by clicking the Get Tickets link on individual event pages. For reservations for free events, you can RSVP by clicking the link on the event page. 

You can also call the YIVO Box Office to buy tickets or to RSVP: (917) 606-8290. Box Office hours are Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm. All other times, please leave a voicemail with your full name, phone number, email, the program you’re interested in, and the number of tickets you’d like. Our box office will record your reservations or call you back to sell you your tickets.

Please call the YIVO Box Office at (917) 606-8290. Box Office hours are Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Or, email [email protected].

YIVO is one of 5 partner organizations at the Center for Jewish History. Each organization runs its own programs. If you have a question about a YIVO program, please feel free to call the YIVO Box Office at (917) 606-8290 (Box Office hours are Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00am-5:00pm) or email [email protected].

Here is a list of the general information numbers of the other organizations that host programs at the Center for Jewish History:

American Jewish Historical Society: (212) 294-6160
American Sephardi Federation: (212) 294-8350
Leo Baeck Institute: (212) 744-6400 or (212) 294-8340
Yeshiva University Museum: (212) 294-8330

You can also call the Center for Jewish History’s switchboard at (212) 294-8301.

YIVO presents programs on Jewish history and culture, with a focus on exploring the diversity of East European Jewish life throughout its 1000+ year history, and its influence on American Jewish culture. Program formats include lectures, conferences, film screenings, and concerts.

Many of our programs are videotaped and can be seen on our YouTube channel or at our Video & Audio Archive.

In January 2016, we launched YIVO’s Shine Online Educational Series, with classes that can be taken at your own pace, anywhere in the world.

YIVO is located at 15 West 16th Street in New York City, not far from Union Square. It is accessible by many subway and bus lines and can also offer visitors a special discount on parking. Click here for more details.

Unless otherwise stated, all YIVO programs are held at the YIVO Institute at 15 West 16th Street, between Fifth Avenue and the Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue). View YIVO on a map.

Most programs take place in the Great Hall or Auditorium, on the ground level, or the Kovno Room on the second floor.

The Center for Jewish History is ADA-compliant. All YIVO public programs are wheelchair accessible. A limited number of assistive listening devices are available for deaf and hard of hearing individuals upon request at the box office (Auditorium events only).

We recommend arriving fifteen minutes prior to the start of an event. This will allow enough time for our security, box office, and registration procedures. Please note that purchasing advance tickets or registering for an event in advance will minimize your wait time.

Please see our Volunteer at YIVO page.

YIVO is not a publisher and does not generally accept unsolicited projects for publication. If your book relies on research in our archives and library collections, we welcome hearing about your project. Please send an email to [email protected] to let us know what you're working on.

YIVO is happy to review your project for a possible public program. To be considered, contact our Public Programs department with a description of your project, and the speakers or artists involved:

Alex Weiser
Director of Public Programs
(212) 294-6152