The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe

"This splendid encyclopedia is a major resource for all those interested in the history and culture of East European Jewry. Exceedingly readable and carried out with the utmost professionalism."—Paula E. Hyman, Lucy Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University

~Paula E. Hyman

"Absolutely first rate . . . All of the leading scholars of East European Jews in North America, Israel, and Europe have written for the Encyclopedia, as have many excellent and exciting mid-career and junior scholars. As a result, the articles reflect the most recent scholarly consensus on many issues."—Marsha Rozenblit, Professor of History at the University of Maryland

~Marsha Rozenblit

"There has not been such an encyclopedia for several generations. This is an encyclopedia for the 21st century, a landmark of scholarly collaboration and editorial accomplishment."—Deborah Dash Moore, Director of the Frankel Center of Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan

~Deborah Dash Moore

"Beautifully published. . . . More than accessible, the YIVO Encyclopedia is so compulsively browsable that you can disappear within its pages for hours without a trace."—Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

~Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

"This two-volume set is invaluable not only for its quality and depth of coverage, but also for its uniqueness. . . . Essential."—Choice

~Choice

"Ten years in the making, it is the definitive work of its kind, carefully conceived and edited and a most reliable portal into the rich landscapes of Jewish life and loss in Eastern Europe."—Jewish Book World

~Jewish Book World

Recipient of the 2009 Dartmouth Medal Honorable Mention, sponspored by the American Library Association.

~Dartmouth Medal Honorable Mention, American Library Association (ALA)

Received Honorable Mention for the 2008 PROSE Award in the Multi-volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences category, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers.

~PROSE Award in Multi-volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences, Association of American Publishers

"An accessible resource for researchers, family historians, and interested browsers."—Reform Judaism

~Reform Judaism