Spring 2024: Once-a-Week Yiddish

YIVO's once-a-week 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 III 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 ten levels of once-a-week Yiddish.

Questions? Read our 2024 Spring Classes FAQ.


[SPR2024] Beginner I Yiddish (Sunday)

Instructor: Sharon Bar-Kochva
12 sessions, Sundays
February 25 – May 19, 2024 | 10:00am-11:30am ET

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[SPR2024] Beginner I Yiddish (Thursday)

Instructor: Nachum Lerner
12 sessions, Thursdays
February 22 – May 16, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET

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[SPR2024] Beginner I Yiddish (In-person)

Instructor: Moishele Alfonso
12 sessions, Wednesdays
February 21 – May 15, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET
This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City.

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[SPR2024] Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday)

Instructor: Nina Warnke
12 sessions, Sundays
February 25 – May 19, 2024 | 12:00pm-1:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Beginner II Yiddish (Wednesday)

Instructor: Nina Warnke
12 sessions, Wednesdays
February 21 – May 15, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Beginner II Yiddish (In-person)

Instructor: Nachum Lerner
12 sessions, Tuesdays
February 27 – May 28, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET
This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City.

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[SPR2024] Beginner III Yiddish (Monday)

Instructor: Lucas Fiszman
12 sessions, Mondays
March 4 – June 10, 2024 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Beginner III Yiddish (Tuesday)

Instructor: Malena Chinski
12 sessions, Tuesdays
February 20 – May 21, 2024 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Beginner III Yiddish (In-person)

Instructor: Andryusha Kuznetsov
12 sessions, Tuesdays
February 27 – June 4, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET
This class is held in-person at YIVO in New York City.

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[SPR2024] Beginner IV Yiddish (Sunday)

Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz
12 sessions, Sundays
February 25 – May 19, 2024 | 10:00am-11:30am ET

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[SPR2024] Beginner IV Yiddish (Thursday)

Instructor: Reb Noyekh (Noah Barrera)
12 sessions, Thursdays
March 7 – May 23, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET
Note: Previously scheduled for February 22 – May 9.

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[SPR2024] Intermediate I Yiddish (Sunday)

Instructor: Karolina Szymaniak
12 sessions, Sundays
February 25 – May 19, 2024 | 4:00pm-5:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Intermediate I Yiddish (Monday)

Instructor: Nina Warnke
12 sessions, Mondays
February 19 – May 20, 2024 | 4:30pm-6:00pm ET

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[SPR2024] Intermediate I Yiddish (Tuesday)

Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum
12 sessions, Tuesdays
February 20 – May 21, 2024 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Intermediate II Yiddish (Sunday)

Instructor: Philip Schwartz
12 sessions, Sundays
February 25 – May 19, 2024 | 10:00am-11:30am ET

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[SPR2024] Intermediate II Yiddish (Friday)

Instructor: Lucas Fiszman
12 sessions, Fridays
March 15 – May 31, 2024 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET
Note: Previously scheduled for February 23 – May 10.

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[SPR2024] Intermediate III Yiddish

Instructor: Karolina Szymaniak
12 sessions, Mondays
February 26 – June 3, 2024 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Intermediate IV Yiddish (Sunday)

Instructor: Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz
12 sessions, Sundays
February 25 – May 19, 2024 | 2:00pm-3:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Intermediate IV Yiddish (Monday)

Instructor: Vera Szabó
12 sessions, Mondays
February 26 – June 3, 2024 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET

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[SPR2024] Advanced I Yiddish

Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum
12 sessions, Mondays
February 26 – June 3, 2024 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET

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[SPR2024] Advanced Readings in Yiddish Prose

Instructor: Vera Szabó
12 sessions, Wednesdays
March 13 – June 5, 2024 | 9:30am-11:00am ET

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