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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 seminar, conducted in Yiddish, explores the history of women as readers and writers of Yiddish, and reads poetry, prose, and memoirs by Yiddish women writers. It is for people with at least a high-intermediate-level knowledge of Yiddish.

This weekly seminar, conducted mainly in Yiddish, glimpses into the fears and fantasies of the past by reading folktales in Yiddish. It is for people with an advanced-beginner-level or intermediate-level knowledge of Yiddish.

This weekly seminar, conducted in Yiddish, investigates Yiddish reference works pivotal for interpreters, readers, researchers, teachers, translators, and writers. It is for people with a high-intermediate-level or advanced-level knowledge of Yiddish.

This three-part online program series, co-organized by the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience and YIVO, explores new and old Yiddish and klezmer compositions, recreated works, and curated programs and festivals.

This panel shares information about and highlights from four festivals, workshops, and programs that celebrate klezmer and Yiddish music.

Vivi Lachs looks at how and where Gentile characters appear in the Yiddish press and fiction and their relationship to the Jewish immigrant.

This weekly standard class covers the alef-beys and grammar, vocabulary, and conversational basics. It is for those who are new to the Yiddish language or would like a review.

Naomi Seidman, Kenneth Moss, and Jeffrey Shandler, in this panel moderated by Kalman Weiser, examine Max Weinreich's evolving understanding of the meaning of Yidishe visnshaft and the role of Yiddish in Jewish life throughout his career.

Anita Norich examines works by Yiddish writers (in English translation) who came to the U.S. and reflected both on the European past and American present and future.