Fall 2026: Advanced Yiddish

YIVO’s advanced Yiddish classes are held live, weekly on Zoom for 12 weeks (12 total sessions, 1.5 hours each), with the exception of Advanced I Yiddish (Twice-a-week), which meets for 12 weeks (24 sessions, 1.5 hours each). These classes focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Yiddish.

Prerequisites or expected level of familiarity with Yiddish is specified for each course. Enrollment is capped at about 15 students per class. All course details (Zoom link [if applicable], syllabus, handouts, etc.) will be posted to Google Classroom.

This fall, YIVO is offering five levels of advanced Yiddish classes.

	[FALL2026] Advanced I Yiddish Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz 12 sessions, Sundays October 11 – December 27, 2026 | 10:00am-11:30am ET Learn more
	[FALL2026] Advanced I Yiddish (Twice-a-week) Instructor: Sheva Zucker 24 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays September 22 – December 15, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2026] Advanced II Yiddish Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum 12 sessions, Tuesdays September 22 – December 8, 2026 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2026] Advanced III Yiddish Instructor: Vera Szabó 12 sessions, Mondays September 28 – December 14, 2026 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2026] Advanced V Yiddish (Sunday Afternoon) Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz 12 sessions, Sundays October 11 – December 27, 2026 | 2:00pm-3:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2026] Advanced V Yiddish (Sunday Evening) Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum 12 sessions, Sundays October 11 – December 27, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2026] Advanced Topics in Yiddish Literature and Grammar: The Yiddish Underworld Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz 12 sessions, Sundays October 11 – December 27, 2026 | 12:00pm-1:30pm ET Learn more