Educational Program on Yiddish Culture (EPYC)
The Educational Program on Yiddish Culture (EPYC), a project of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, is an educational curriculum on the 1,000-year history and Yiddish culture of Jews in Eastern Europe.
EPYC is a 'portable library' that contains a diverse array of educational resources culled from the world-renowned YIVO archives and library. The program includes background material on the history of the region for teachers, a case study of one Jewish community and two curriculum manuals with lesson plans for direct classroom implementation.
The program was designed to adapt to a variety of educator styles and classroom settings. It uses an interdisciplinary approach that combines history, sociology, anthropology, religion and folklore to teach this illustrious history.
The EPYC website, "When these streets heard Yiddish," is a multimedia companion tool that familiarizes teachers and students with the great Yiddish culture of Eastern Europe by exploring archival photographs, sound recordings, and educational essays at their own pace.