Spring 2024: Conversational Yiddish

YIVO’s conversational Yiddish classes are held live, weekly on Zoom for 10 weeks (10 total sessions, 1.5 hours each). These courses focus on listening and speaking in Yiddish, and not on reading or writing in Yiddish. Knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet is not required. All written texts provided will be transliterated into Latin characters. Enrollment is capped at about 15 students per class. All course details (Zoom link, syllabus, handouts, etc.) will be posted to Canvas.

These courses are for heritage learners, namely, students with some previous Yiddish background, whether from their home, neighborhood, school, summer camp, religious practice, and/or participation in Yiddish arts and culture.

This spring, YIVO is offering two levels of conversational Yiddish. At the Beginner level, students will solidify what they already know and begin to expand their vocabulary and ability to speak at an elementary level about topics of daily life. At the Continuing level, students will increase their vocabulary, gain practice putting together sentences that express personal meaning, and share their thoughts in Yiddish with the others in class.

	[SPR2024] Beginner Conversational Yiddish for Heritage Learners Instructor: Malena Chinski 10 sessions, Wednesdays March 6 – May 15, 2024 | 4:00pm-5:30pm ET Learn more
	[SPR2024] Continuing Conversational Yiddish for Heritage Learners Instructor: Nachum Lerner 10 sessions, Wednesdays March 6 – May 22, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET Learn more