Winter Yiddish Seminars
For Yiddish students and everyone interested in Yiddish language, history, and culture, join YIVO in January 2024 for YIVO’s winter Yiddish seminars. These courses run concurrently with the YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization.
Some of these courses are conducted in English, others in English and Yiddish, and some entirely in Yiddish. The level of Yiddish proficiency (if applicable) required for each class is specified on each class's registration page. All courses are held live over Zoom.
January 2024 Course List
Morning Classes: |
The Art of Yiddish Translation
Instructor: Rose Waldman
6 sessions, Wednesdays & Fridays
January 3-19, 2024 | 10:30am-12:00pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
Afternoon Classes: |
“A Tale of a Bear with no Tail”: An Introduction to Children's Literature in Yiddish
Instructor: Vicky Ash-Shifriss
4 sessions, Sundays & Thursdays
January 7-18, 2024 | 12:30pm-2:00pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
The New Yiddish Cinema: A Renaissance
Instructor: Dr. Eric Goldman
4 sessions, Wednesdays
January 10-31, 2024 | 12:30pm-2:00pm ET
Conducted in English
The Classicists as Intellectuals, Critics, and Ideologues of their Times
Instructor: Abraham Lichtenbaum
6 sessions, Wednesdays & Fridays
January 10-26, 2024 | 2:00pm-3:30pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
The Recipe: A Yiddish Literary Genre
Instructor: Eve Jochnowitz
4 sessions, Mondays & Wednesdays
January 3-17, 2024 | 4:00pm-5:30pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
Evening Classes: |
Shmerke Kaczerginski: Partisan Poet and Collector of Holocaust Songs
Instructor: Malena Chinski
4 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 16-25, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
Questions? Read our 2024 Winter Yiddish Seminars FAQ.