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 2025 Course List
For All Yiddish Levels: |
Alefbeys Workshop
Instructor: Josh Price
4 sessions, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
January 6-10, 2025 | 1:00pm-2:30pm ET
Conducted in English
Introduction to Ashkenazi Jewish Foodways
Instructor: Eve Jochnowitz
4 sessions, Mondays & Wednesdays
January 6-15, 2025 | 4:00pm-5:30pm ET
Conducted in English
Seasons in Yiddish Song
Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum
4 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 21-30, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET
Conducted in English
Intermediate Yiddish: |
The Lullaby of Second Avenue: Yiddish Urban Theater (Sunday)
Instructor: Mikhl Yashinsky
4 sessions, Sundays
January 5-26, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
REGISTRATION IS FULL – WAITLIST AVAILABLE
The Lullaby of Second Avenue: Yiddish Urban Theater (Tuesday)
Instructor: Mikhl Yashinsky
4 sessions, Tuesdays
January 7-28, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
Yiddish Folktales
Instructor: Vera Szabó
6 sessions, Mondays & Wednesdays
January 8-29, 2025 | 10:00am-11:30am ET
Conducted in Yiddish
Upper Intermediate and Advanced Yiddish: |
Yiddish Argentina: Countryside, City, Stage, and Tango – A YIVO Centennial Retrospective
Instructor: Abraham Lichtenbaum
4 sessions, Wednesdays
January 8-29, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
Contrasting Styles, Common Themes: A Taste of Modern Yiddish Prose
Instructor: Eugene Orenstein
4 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 14-23, 2025 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET
Conducted in Yiddish
Questions? Read our 2025 Winter Yiddish Seminars FAQ.