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The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe

Okay, so you know how some people are Jewish, right? Well, many of those people used to live in a place called Eastern Europe a long time ago. The YIVO Encyclopedia is like a big book that has lots and lots of information about those Jewish people who used to live in Eastern Europe.

It tells us about their culture, their languages, their beliefs, their family life, their history, and lots of other cool stuff. It's like an encyclopedia, which means it has a whole bunch of information about a certain topic (in this case, Jews in Eastern Europe), but this one is specifically for Jewish people who lived in that place a long time ago.

It's really helpful for people who want to learn more about Eastern European Jewish culture and history, or for people who are doing research about it. It's also a way to remember the important contributions that those Jewish people made to the world.