Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday Morning)
Tuition: $480 | YIVO members: $375**
Students: $240 (Must register with valid university email address)
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: Tal Hever-Chybowski
Who should take this course?
This course is appropriate for those who have completed Beginner I Yiddish or equivalent coursework.
What topics will this class cover?
Building on the foundations established in Beginner I Yiddish, this course will further develop students’ grasp of Yiddish grammar, enhance their reading abilities, and encourage them to practice expressing themselves in Yiddish. The course materials, adapted from Uriel Weinreich’s classic textbook College Yiddish, will be provided by the instructor.
Is knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet required?
Yes, knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet is required.
Course Materials:
All course materials will be provided digitally on Canvas.
Tal Hever-Chybowski is a scholar, educator, and cultural activist specializing in Yiddish and history. Since 2014, he has led the Paris Yiddish Center - Medem Library and has taught Yiddish at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, the Free University of Berlin, the Free University of Brussels, the University of Basel, the Stockholm Yiddish Seminar, The Yiddish Summer Seminar in Warsaw, and Yiddish Australia in Melbourne. A writer and translator, Tal publishes in Hebrew, English, Yiddish, French, and German. His articles and literary works in and on Yiddish have appeared in various magazines and journals, including Forverts, Tam-tam, Afn shvel, In geveb, Mikan Ve'eylakh and Philological Encounters. In addition to his academic and literary work, Tal is also an actor. He has performed on stage in Yiddish and Hebrew, including directing and acting in the Yiddish play Jacob Jacobson at the Théâtre de l'Opprimé in Paris in 2021. He also appeared in the Netflix productions Unorthodox (2020) and Transatlantic (2023).
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