YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Karolina Ziulkoski serves as the Director of Digital and Chief Curator for the YIVO Bruce and Francesca Cernia Slovin Online Museum since October 2018, where innovative approaches enhance user engagement through digital storytelling and interactive experiences. Previously, Karolina was a partner at Bolota, developing interactive installations and exhibitions, including the Museum of Municipalities in Brasília. Additional roles include membership and mentorship at NEW INC, teaching at Rutgers University, designing interactive experiences for the American Museum of Natural History, and acting as Design Lead for the Stanford Crowd Research Group's Daemo project. Educational credentials include an MPS in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University and dual BA degrees in Communications and Architecture from institutions in Brazil.
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YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is the leading academic center for East European and Russian Jewish Studies, specializing in Yiddish language, literature, and folklore; the Holocaust; and the American Jewish experience. YIVO preserves, studies, shares, and perpetuates knowledge of the history and culture of East European Jewry to advance scholarship, to strengthen community and lay a foundation of self-knowledge and pride for future generations. Founded in 1925 with support from leading intellectuals and scholars like Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, YIVO was based in Wilno (now Vilna) until forced by WWII to relocate to New York. YIVO is the only prewar Jewish archives and library to survive the Holocaust. YIVO’s archives and library represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of materials on East European Jewish civilization, and receives upwards of 5,000 on-site visits and requests annually. The YIVO archives’ ~23 million items include sound and music collections, theater and art collections, communal and personal records, photographs and films, manuscripts, diaries, memoirs, and correspondence. YIVO’s library has nearly 400,000 volumes in all European languages, and contains the largest collection of Yiddish-language books, pamphlets, and newspapers. YIVO’s Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, was established in 1968 and is the oldest intensive Yiddish language-learning program. YIVO’s rules for transliteration of Yiddish into English are the standard used by most publishers and academics. YIVO offers adult education and Yiddish language programs, research opportunities, and scholarly publications, including YIVO’s Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, one of the world’s most comprehensive and free online encyclopedia. YIVO offers lectures, conferences, concerts, theatrical performances, film screenings, and exhibitions, featuring award-winning scholars, writers, performers, artists, and more.