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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Questions? Read our 2024 Winter Yiddish Seminars FAQ.