Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday Morning)

Class starts Feb 13 10:00am-11:30am

Tuition: $480 | YIVO members: $385**
Students: $240 (Must register with valid university email address)

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This is a live, online course held weekly on Zoom. Enrollment will be capped at about 15 students. All course details (Zoom link, syllabus, handouts, assignments, etc.) will be posted to Canvas. Students will be granted access to the class on Canvas after registering for the class here on the YIVO website. This class will be conducted in Yiddish and English.

Instructor: Philip Schwartz

Who should take this course?
This course is for those who have previously taken one semester of Yiddish. It is appropriate for those who completed Beginner I Yiddish in fall 2021.

What topics will this class cover?
Building upon prior skills, this course will further develop speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension. To do so, we will not only read texts of historic and living Yiddish culture from around the world, but also listen to songs and recorded dialogues. Topics will include the holidays of Purim and Passover. The course will cover basic grammar such as the declension of adjectives and pronouns.

Is knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet required?
Yes, knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet is required.

Course Materials:
This course will use the textbook In eynem: The New Yiddish Textbook, Vol I & II by Asya Vaisman Schulman, Jordan Brown, Mikhl Yashinsky (Purchase). The instructor will provide any additional course materials digitally throughout the class on Canvas.

Questions? Read our 2022 Spring Classes FAQ.

Philip Schwartz is a student of Yiddish literature and holds an MA degree in Jewish Studies from the University of Wrocław, Poland. His areas of specialization are neo-Hasidic literature and Soviet Yiddish culture. Before specializing in Yiddish language and literature, he studied Slavic linguistics, Eastern European history, as well as genocide and Holocaust studies. He now works as a Yiddish teacher and translator. Occasionally, he writes for the Forverts and the Birobidzhaner Shtern.

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