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From the origins of Ashkenazi civilization to twenty-first century Yiddish debates, this course will provide a thorough overview of the Yiddish language through linguistical, sociological, and historical lenses.

From the origins of Ashkenazi civilization to twenty-first century Yiddish debates, this course will provide a thorough overview of the Yiddish language through linguistical, sociological, and historical lenses.

Conducted in Yiddish, this course will analyze the topography of pre-WWII Warsaw using texts from literature and the press, archival documents, old and new maps, photographs, and drawings.

Conducted in Yiddish, this course will study original folklore texts as well as their literary metamorphoses in the works of Y. L. Perets and Sh. Ansky. All readings will be in Yiddish.

Conducted in Yiddish for advanced beginners, this course will examine the development of the recipe as a Yiddish literary genre. Ingredient lists will be provided before each session so students may cook along in real time if they wish.

Conducted in English, this course will trace the history of Yiddish cinema from its early years in Eastern Europe, through its Golden Age in both Poland and the United States in the 1930s, into today's renewed interest and possible renaissance. Yiddish films discussed will be subtitled in English.

Conducted in Yiddish, this course will examine literary works and folklore collections that explore the social underworld and language of thieves within Yiddish-speaking Jewish life.

Conducted in Yiddish, this course will transform an ordinary Zoom meeting into a theatrical salon as everyone will take turns reading a Yiddish play aloud—no acting experience required. Discussion of the play will be in Yiddish and English.

Conducted in Yiddish, this course will read Yiddish texts published in Latin America in the first half of the 20th century.

Conducted in English, this course will teach a diverse body of Yiddish lullabies, both folksongs and ones created by beloved poets. Students will have an opportunity to work on proper pronunciation and align the song texts with the rhythm of natural Yiddish speech. Song texts will be provided in Yiddish, transliteration, and English translation.