Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE OF THE 1000-YEAR HISTORY OF JEWISH LIFE IN EASTERN EUROPE AND RUSSIA IN ALL ITS ASPECTS: LANGUAGE, RELIGION, FOLKWAYS, AND MATERIAL CULTURE TO FOSTER EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP ON ASHKENAZI JEWRY DURING THE MODERN PERIOD AND TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE ARCHIVAL, LIBRARY AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE YIVO INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH, NEW YORK (YIVO INSTITUTE).
