YIVO’s 49th Annual Yiddish-Intensive Summer Program Begins Today

New York, New York (June 27, 2016) - YIVO is pleased to announce the start of the 2016 Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, now in its 49th consecutive year. One of the largest classes in years, the 2016 cohort has students ages 13-70 from four continents around the world. The program will be held June 27th to August 5th, 2016 at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.

Founded in 1968, the Uriel Weinreich Program is the longest running Yiddish summer intensive in the world. The six-week program offers courses in Yiddish language, history, and culture, bringing students from across the globe to study at YIVO in New York City.

Each summer, beginner to advanced students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the richness of Yiddish as a living language, exploring the literature and culture of Eastern European Jewry, its diaspora communities, and the impact of Yiddish culture and literature on contemporary life.

This summer, students will gather from Brazil, China, Eastern Europe, and across the United States to study Yiddish at YIVO. The program features Yiddish courses taught by Sheva Zucker, Brukhe Lang, Cecile Kuznitz and Samuel Kassow, literature courses taught by Marc Caplan and YIVO Board Member Chava Lapin, a lecture given by Curt Leviant on the writings of Chaim Grade, a reading by Ken Frieden, and a concert by Klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals.

Through the Uriel Weinreich program, YIVO continues to train the next generation of Yiddish scholars, teachers and students, inspiring communities in New York and around the world to experience the wonders of Yiddish in all its history, complexity, and beauty. Find out more about the program at summerprogram.yivo.org.

About YIVO

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is dedicated to the preservation and study of the history and culture of East European Jewry worldwide. For nearly a century, YIVO has pioneered new forms of Jewish scholarship, research, education, and cultural expression. Our public programs and exhibitions, as well as online and on-site courses, extend our outreach to a global community. The YIVO Archives contains 24 million unique items and YIVO’s Library has over 400,000 volumes—the single largest resource for the study of East European Jewish life in the world. yivo.org / yivo.org/the-whole-story