The Milstein Family Communal Archives Project, led by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, is a collaborative effort to chronicle the Jewish experience in 20th Century New York City, as reflected in the archives of five UJA-Federation of New York beneficiary agencies: 92nd Street Y, The Educational Alliance, FEGS Health & Human Services , NYANA (New York Association for New Americans), and Surprise Lake Camp. YIVO is a major repository for American Jewish communal records. The goals of the project are to uncover this archival heritage, to provide a model for preserving Jewish communal archives, and to encourage scholarship in Jewish social and cultural history.