The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe


The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe is a two-volume, English-language reference work on the history and culture of Eastern Europe Jewry in this region, prepared by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and published by Yale University Press in 2008.

Print edition

The encyclopedia, 2,400 pages in length, contains over 1,800 alphabetical entries written by 450 contributors, and features over 1,000 illustrations and 55 maps.

Online edition

The online version of the Encyclopedia was officially launched June 10, 2010. It's free to access .

Awards and honors

Editor-in-Chief: Gershon David Hundert, McGill University
Editorial Board: