Discover the exciting world of Yiddish at YIVO this summer!

Learn Yiddish at YIVO in New York City this Summer!
June 29 – August 7, 2020

Spend six-to-nine weeks immersed in Yiddish and discover 1,000 years of Jewish history.

Delve into the riches of the Yiddish language and Eastern European Jewish culture through language classes, seminars, theater workshops, sing-alongs, tours, and other activities throughout New York City. Retrace the steps of the great Yiddish writers and artists who made New York home, experience contemporary life in Hasidic Borough Park, and walk the historic streets of the Lower East Side.

Discover the legacy of the Yiddish Theater, Yiddish music, and more, as you explore Yiddish culture past and present at YIVO’s home in New York City.

We hope to see you this summer!

If six weeks isn’t enough, we are also offering additional programs to expand your Yiddish learning:

Refresher Course
June 22–26, 2020

Instructor: Dovid Braun | During the week before the Summer Program begins, participants will go over points of the structure and use of Yiddish that merit review or clarification before students embark on their next level of proficiency in the Program’s intensive setting.

This course is for those with previous Yiddish backgrounds. Class discussion will be conducted in Yiddish.

Yiddish: The Next Level
August 10–21, 2020

Instructors: Miriam Trinh and Elizer Niborski | A continuing education course for those already teaching, carrying out research, or performing in Yiddish. In light of the rarity of higher-level Yiddish instruction, this two-week module will target the needs of those already active in the field who seek the opportunity to advance their Yiddish knowledge and their facility with presentation in Yiddish. Expect the sessions to combine elements of a workshop, master class, university seminar, and language lab.

Open to participants who have considerable Yiddish study in their background and/or who were raised or educated in Yiddish.

International and Financial Applicants Apply by: February 27*
General Applicants Apply by: March 31

*Financial aid is available for international and domestic students.