Spring 2025: 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 Topics in Yiddish Literature & Grammar: Autobiographical Writing in Yiddish, 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 Canvas.

This spring, YIVO is offering three levels of advanced Yiddish classes.

	[SPR2025] Advanced I Yiddish Instructor: Karolina Szymaniak 12 sessions, Mondays February 24 – May 19, 2025 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Advanced II Yiddish (Sunday Afternoon) Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz 12 sessions, Sundays February 23 – June 1, 2025 | 2:00pm-3:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Advanced II Yiddish (Sunday Evening) Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum 12 sessions, Sundays February 23 – June 1, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Advanced Topics in Yiddish Literature & Grammar: The Generation Gap Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz 12 sessions, Sundays February 23 – June 1, 2025 | 12:00pm-1:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Advanced Topics in Yiddish Literature & Grammar: Autobiographical Writing in Yiddish Instructor: Sheva Zucker 24 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays February 20 – May 15, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more