YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization
Held annually in January since 2012, the YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization invites students to delve into Ashkenazi Jewish life and culture during its thousand-year history in Eastern Europe and in many Diasporas. The Winter Program courses explore connections between Jewish life and the national, political, philosophical, and artistic identities Jews have historically inhabited, illuminating the fact that Jews have always been influenced by, and influencers of, the cultures in which they’ve made temporary or permanent homes.
Courses are open to all; a credit option is available through Bard College. All classes meet on Zoom.
2024 Course List
Morning Classes: |
Masters of Yiddish Prose
Instructor: Curt Leviant
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Fridays
January 9-26, 2024 | 9:00am-10:15am ET
The Food Culture of Ashkenaz: On Two Sides of the Atlantic
Instructor: Hasia Diner
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 9-25, 2024 | 10:45am-12:00pm ET
Two Visions: Stalingrad and the Human World
Instructor: Jonathan Brent
6 sessions, Wednesdays & Fridays
January 10-26, 2024 | 10:45am-12:00pm ET
Afternoon Classes: |
Jews in Pop and Rock Music
Instructor: Jonathan Karp
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 9-25, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:15pm ET
Conquering the Space: Symbolic Topography of the Former Warsaw Ghetto
Instructor: Elżbieta Janicka
6 sessions, Wednesdays & Fridays
January 10-26, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:15pm ET
Jews and American Radicalism in the 20th Century
Instructor: Tony Michels
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 9-25, 2024 | 1:00pm-2:15pm ET
The Jews of Argentina
Instructor: Ilan Stavans
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 9-25, 2024 | 2:30pm-3:45pm ET
Yiddish Culture in the Ghettos and Camps
Instructor: Samuel Kassow
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 9-25, 2024 | 4:00pm-5:15pm ET
Evening Classes: |
The Final Draft – A Creative Writing Workshop
Instructor: Irena Klepfisz
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 9-25, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET
American Hasidism
Instructor: Nathaniel Deutsch
6 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 9-25, 2024 | 8:00pm-9:15pm ET
Questions? Read our 2024 Winter Program FAQ.
Related Events
WINTER PROGRAM KEYNOTE LECTURE
Holocaust Distortion in Poland and Beyond
Monday, January 8, 2024 | 1:00pm ET
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