Fall 2024: 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 fall, YIVO is offering three levels of advanced Yiddish classes.

	[FALL2024] Advanced I Yiddish (Sunday Afternoon) Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz 12 sessions, Sundays September 8 – November 24, 2024 | 2:00pm-3:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Advanced I Yiddish (Sunday Evening) Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum 12 sessions, Sundays September 15 – December 1, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	FALL2024] Advanced II Yiddish Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum 12 sessions, Mondays September 9 – November 25, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Advanced Topics in Yiddish Literature & Grammar: Autobiographical Writing in Yiddish Instructor: Sheva Zucker 24 sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays September 5 – December 12, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Advanced Topics in Yiddish Literature & Grammar: What is Modern about the Yiddish Classics? Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz 12 sessions, Sundays September 8 – November 24, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:30pm ET Learn more