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This weekly conversational class develops grammatical skills and sets of vocabulary. It is primarily for fall Beginner III Conversational Yiddish for Heritage Learners students.

This weekly reading class covers grammar and how to read Yiddish texts with the help of a dictionary. It is for students new to Yiddish, especially those interested in obtaining reading proficiency for academic or archival research.

This weekly reading class is for those with working Yiddish literacy, especially those interested in improving reading proficiency for academic or archival research. It is primarily for fall Beginner I Reading Yiddish students.

This weekly seminar analyzes short stories by classic Yiddish writers and Americans. Conducted mainly in Yiddish, it is primarily for intermediate Yiddish learners.

This weekly reading circle reads selected letters and responses from advice column A Bintel Briv. With texts in Yiddish and discussion partly in Yiddish, it is for those who can comfortably read Yiddish (aloud) or understand it when read aloud to them.

This weekly reading circle reads selected letters and responses from advice column A Bintel Briv. With texts in Yiddish and discussion partly in Yiddish, it is for those who can comfortably read Yiddish (aloud) or understand it when read aloud to them.

This weekly seminar offers an introduction to Yiddish literature in the Early Modern period. Course materials will be given in Yiddish and English translation, and discussion will be conducted in Yiddish and English. It is primarily for intermediate Yiddish learners.

This May, YIVO is hosting Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong Today, the largest music festival of its kind featuring four concerts which cross stylistic boundaries between classical and folk music.

Learn Yiddish in the world’s oldest intensive Yiddish language program.

This concert features music by Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Joel Engel, Alexander Veprik, and Aaron Copland, alongside the premiere of new works by Martin Bresnick, Annie Gosfield, Paul Alan Levi, and Alex Weiser. Part of YIVO’s May 2022 festival celebrating Yiddish folksong. This event will take place in person at YIVO and via livestream.