119-hres450

[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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