Spring 2025: Beginner Yiddish

YIVO's beginner Yiddish classes are held for 12 weeks (12 total sessions, 1.5 hours each) and focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Yiddish.

All of these classes meet live on Zoom, with the exception of Beginner I Yiddish (Monday In-person), Beginner I Yiddish (Tuesday In-person), Beginner II Yiddish (In-person) and Beginner IV Yiddish (In-person), which meet at YIVO in New York City. Additional levels of in-person Yiddish classes will be added in future semesters.

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 spring, YIVO is offering four levels of beginner Yiddish classes.

	[SPR2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Sunday) Instructor: Nina Warnke 12 sessions, Sundays February 16 – May 18, 2025 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Monday) Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum 12 sessions, Mondays February 24 – May 19, 2025 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Tuesday) Instructor: Lucas Fiszman 12 sessions, Tuesdays February 25 – May 13, 2025 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Thursday) Instructor: Malena Chinski 12 sessions, Thursdays February 27 – May 22, 2025 | 5:00pm-6:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Monday In-person) Instructor: Moishele Alfonso 12 sessions, Mondays February 24 – May 19, 2025 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Tuesday In-person) Instructor: Andryusha Kuznetsov 12 sessions, Tuesdays February 25 – May 13, 2025 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday Morning) Instructor: Tal Hever-Chybowski 12 sessions, Sundays February 23 – June 1, 2025 | 10:30am-12:00pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday Afternoon) Instructor: Philip Schwartz 12 sessions, Sundays February 23 – June 1, 2025 | 12:00pm-1:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner II Yiddish (Monday) Instructor: Malena Chinski 12 sessions, Mondays February 24 – June 2, 2025 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner II Yiddish (In-person) Instructor: Nachum Lerner 12 sessions, Tuesdays February 25 – May 20, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner III Yiddish Instructor: Karolina Szymaniak 12 sessions, Sundays February 23 – June 1, 2025 | 10:30am-12:00pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner IV Yiddish (Tuesday) Instructor: Nina Warnke 12 sessions, Tuesdays February 18 – May 6, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2025] Beginner IV Yiddish (In-person) Instructor: Andryusha Kuznetsov 12 sessions, Mondays February 24 – May 19, 2025 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET Learn more