Intermediate II Yiddish (Sunday)

Class starts Feb 26 2:00pm-3:30pm

Tuition: $480 | YIVO members: $375**
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, with some English used when necessary.

Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz

Who should take this course?
This course is appropriate for those who have mastered the concepts taught in Intermediate I Yiddish in fall 2022.

What topics will this class cover?
Students will continue to develop the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills learned and mastered in Intermediate I Yiddish. Verb tenses, sentence structure and vocabulary will be reviewed, reinforced, and enhanced in context, using song, poetry, and short stories.

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

Course Materials:
The instructor will provide all course materials digitally throughout the class on Canvas.

Questions? Read our 2023 Spring Classes FAQ.

Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz is an associate professor at the Institute of Jewish Studies, The Free University of Brussels (U.L.B.). She has taught Yiddish at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Columbia University and YIVO, where she was responsible for the creation of the Yiddish Teachers Resource Center. While living in New York, Sonia conducted a teacher training program as part of YIVO’s Summer Program. She is the founder of the Yiddish intensive summer course “Yiddish on the Continent” held alternately in Brussels, Paris, and Berlin. Sonia regularly teaches in the Ot Azoy program organized annually by the Jewish Music Institute in London.

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