Intermediate IV Yiddish (Monday 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: Vera Szabó
Who should take this course?
This course is appropriate for those who have completed Intermediate III Yiddish or equivalent coursework.
What topics will this class cover?
This class is for students interested in further improving their reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills. We will be reading short stories by Sholem Aleichem, Y.L. Peretz, Avrom Reyzen, and Moyshe Nadir abridged and adapted for students. Relevant grammatical structures will be reviewed in detail as they emerge from the readings. Various oral and written exercises will strengthen all language skills. All print and audio material will be provided by the instructor (students will have free digital access). We will be using College Yiddish as a grammar reference book.
Is knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet required?
Yes, knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet is required.
Course Materials:
Required:
- College Yiddish: An Introduction to the Yiddish Language and to Jewish Life and Culture by Uriel Weinreich (Purchase)
- Bochner/Beinfeld, Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary (verterbukh.org)
- Schaechter-Viswanath/Glasser, Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary (englishyiddishdictionary.com)
Recommended:
- Verterbukh fun loshn-koydesh-shtamike verter in yidish, by Yitskhok Niborski (Purchase)
- It is highly recommended to purchase the print version of both Comprehensive Dictionaries.
Additional print and audio material will be provided by the instructor (students will have free digital access).
Vera Szabó was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. She holds an M.A. in Yiddish Studies from Columbia University as well as an M.A. in English and German Studies from ELTE University, Budapest.
She has taught Yiddish language, literature and folklore at various universities in the US (University of Michigan, Stanford, the University of Washington) and in Israel (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) as well as in various intensive summer programs (NYU/YIVO, Vilna, and Tel Aviv University.) She currently teaches various levels of Yiddish at Beth Shalom Aleichem.
Vera also translates literary and non-literary texts from Yiddish and Hungarian into English. Her research interest is Yiddish folklore. A certified yoga teacher, Vera has been teaching yoga in Yiddish for the past few years in Jerusalem, where she resides. More information on her website: www.verele.com
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