Online religion includes collecting archives of religious experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City is collecting an archive of first-hand accounts of Jewish responses (religious and non-religious) to COVID-19. They have added a survey of the FAll religious holidays. You can help by uploading your story.
The collecting is being done via an online form accessible at yivo.org/share-your-story.
Stefanie Halpern, Director of the YIVO Archives, explains, “From its earliest years, YIVO collected the experiences of the Jewish people in their own words. Today, as the COVID-19 pandemic affects the world in unprecedented ways, we are launching a new archival initiative to ensure that everyone’s stories and experiences during these difficult times can be saved for future generations.
The YIVO Archives is built from the stories and experiences of the Jewish community. YIVO’s materials document times of prosperity, times of change, and times of great adversity. Now the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is asking the Jewish community once again to share its stories and help us document Jewish life during this time.
