Fall 2024: 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 (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 fall, YIVO is offering four levels of beginner Yiddish classes.

	[FALL2024] Beginner I Yiddish (Sunday Morning) Instructor: Tal Hever-Chybowski 12 sessions, Sundays September 15 – December 8, 2024 | 10:30am-12:00pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner I Yiddish (Sunday Afternoon) Instructor: Philip Schwartz 12 sessions, Sundays September 15 – December 1, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner I Yiddish (Monday) Instructor: Malena Chinski 12 sessions, Mondays September 23 – December 9, 2024 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner I Yiddish (In-person) Instructor: Nachum Lerner 12 sessions, Tuesdays September 17 – December 17, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday) Instructor: Sharon Bar-Kochva 12 sessions, Sundays September 8 – November 24, 2024 | 10:00am-11:30am ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner II Yiddish (Monday) Instructor: Lucas Fiszman 12 sessions, Mondays September 9 – November 25, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner II Yiddish (In-person) Instructor: Moishele Alfonso 12 sessions, Mondays September 9 – November 25, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner III Yiddish (Sunday) Instructor: Nina Warnke 12 sessions, Sundays September 8 – November 24, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner III Yiddish (Monday) Instructor: Malena Chinski 12 sessions, Mondays September 16 – December 2, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner III Yiddish (Tuesday) Instructor: Nina Warnke 12 sessions, Tuesdays September 10 – November 26, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner IV Yiddish Instructor: Malena Chinski 12 sessions, Tuesdays September 17 – December 3, 2024 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2024] Beginner IV Yiddish (In-person) Instructor: Andryusha Kuznetsov 12 sessions, Tuesdays September 17 – December 17, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more