Yiddish Paris 2025 – 11th MCY summer university from July 7 to 25, 2025

For all those who want to study Yiddish, whatever their level, in an intensive way, accompanied by a competent and caring team, in the company of students from all over the world.
Themorningsare devoted toclasses, divided intofive levels.Afternoonsandeveningswill offer festive and cultural activities, conversation circles, tutoring…
The teaching team:
Levels 1, 2, 3: Clarisse Brossard, Malena Chinski, Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz.
Level 4:
– Arnaud Bikard:The stories of Chelm and their rich literary destiny
– Helen Beer:Study of the writings of Rokhl Oyerbakh, 20th-century Yiddish author, historian and essayist.
Level 5:
– Arnaud Bikard (3 weeks):Don Quixote in Yiddish literature
– Helen Beer (one week):The memoirs of Glikl Hamel, a wealthy Hamburg merchant and businesswoman of the 17th century.
– Gilles Rozier (one week):Avrom Sutzkever in poetry and prose. Comparative study of his ghetto poems and extracts from his prose bookThe Wilno ghetto.
– Yitskhok Niborski (one week):Great poets for little children. Study of texts by renowned poets for young people.
The highlight of our program is the celebration of the100th anniversary of YIVO, the central institute for Yiddish research, with Professors Elissa Bemporad, Professor of History (CUNY, Center for Jewish Studies, New York), Hershl Glasser, Dean of the Max Weinreich Center at YIVO New York, and Dovid Fishman, Professor of Contemporary Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.
Registernow, places are limited!
Address: Maison de la culture yiddish, 29, rue du Château d’Eau 75010 France
Fee: 700 euros for registration + 50 euros administration fee
Scholarships are awarded upon criteria of eligibility. Don’t hesitate to apply!
If you have any questions, please contact us:yiddishinparis2025@gmail.com