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Center for Jewish Studies – Harvard University
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Yiddish is a thousand-year-old Germanic fusion language that was once spoken by most of the world’s Jews and spread to every continent. Although the number of Yiddish speakers has decreased dramatically following the disasters of the twentieth century, Yiddish is still the mother tongue of many Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities. It also remains the basis of dynamic secular [...]
Location:
6 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 02138
Website:
Email: cjs@fas.harvard.edu
Phone: (617) 495-4326

Committee for Yiddish of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto: Comprehensive Yiddish Language Classes
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Committee for Yiddish of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto presents a variety of language and culture classes, currently all online: Yiddish Language Classes: Beginning, Beginner-Plus, Intermediate-Plus, Advanced Yiddish Conversation: Beginner and Intermediate Reading Circle (Leyenkrayz): Participants will read and discuss humorous short stories in Yiddish from the anthology “A Bukh Tsum Lakhn”. Materials provided in PDF form.  
Location:
4600 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M2R 3V2
Website:
Email: yiddish@ujafed.org
Phone: 416.635.2883 x 5189

Folksbiene: 15-minute Yiddish classes
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Learn the basics of Yiddish conversation; no Yiddish experience necessary. National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Associate Artistic Director Motl Didner offers lessons brought to life by a vibrant cast of fictional characters. The third season of NYTF’s 15-Minute Yiddish (more or less), Tuesdays, 10am Pacific Time has concluded its fifteenth and final episode. All seasons and episodes can be streamed online [...]
Location:
Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place, New York, United States 10280
Website:
Phone: 212-213-2120

Institut d’Études du Judaïsme: Yiddish on the Continent
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L’Institut d’Etudes du Judaïsme, a major European Centre for Jewish Studies, announces an intensive programme in Yiddish language and literature « Yiddish on the Continent » The programme is designed to: - introduce students to the Yiddish language, literature and culture - enrich existant knowledge. The summer programme offers students intensive language courses at the elementary, intermediate and advanced levels. Language classes are [...]
Location:
17 Av. F. Roosevelt, B- 1050, Bruxelles, Belgium
Website:
Contact Name: Institut d’Etudes du Judaïsme – ULB Séminaire Yiddish
Email: iej@ulb.be
Phone: 00 32 2 650 33 48

The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program
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A four-week immersion program held at Israel’s Tel Aviv University. Students attend Yiddish courses and participate in workshops and excursions. Instruction is geared towards both native English and Hebrew speakers, and students of all nationalities are welcome to apply. Program dates for 2018 are June 28-July 25. Students earn four college credits upon completion of program. Full-time students enrolled [...]
Location:
Rosenberg Building, Suite 101d, Ramat Aviv, Israel 69978
Website:
Email: yiddish1@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: +972-3-6407805

The Workers Circle: Lernt Zikh yidish Itst!
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Workman’s Circle is “New York’s leading center for Yiddish language instruction, and the largest provider of Yiddish language classes in the U.S. outside of academic institutions.” They provide Yiddish classes at all levels. Our classes are designed for every age and skill level, from absolute beginner to total maven.

We offer so much more than language classes, we [...]

Location:
247 West 37th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York, United States 10018
Website:
Email: yiddish@circle.org
Phone: 212-889-6800

U.C. Berkeley: Elementary Yiddish (Yiddish 101)
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While the number of native speakers of Yiddish continues to dwindle, Yiddish at Berkeley is thriving. In addition to the esteemed annual conference on Yiddish Culture, we have a wide range of courses dealing with the life and culture of Ashkenazic Jewry, a diverse faculty committed to the preservation and scholarly investigation of Yiddish, and an ever-growing number of students [...]
Location:
5403 Dwinelle, Berkeley, California, United States 510-642-7445
Website:
Contact Name: Nikolaus Euba
Email: euba@berkeley.edu

Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature & Culture
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The Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture, established in 1968, is the oldest intensive Yiddish summer program in the world. Our 6-week program offers classes from beginner to advanced levels and a wide variety of cultural and enrichment activities. Under the auspices of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and Bard College, the program [...]
Location:
15 W. 16th St, New York, New York, United States
Website:
Contact Name: Ben Kaplan
Email: bkaplan@yivo.org
Phone: (212) 294-6153

Winter Yiddish Seminars
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For Yiddish students and everyone interested in Yiddish language, history, and culture, join YIVO in January 2023 for YIVO’s winter Yiddish seminars. These courses run concurrently with the YIVO-Bard Winter Program on Ashkenazi Civilization. Some of these courses are conducted in English, others in English and Yiddish, and some entirely in Yiddish. The level of Yiddish proficiency (if applicable) required [...]
Location:
New York, New York, United States
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YAAANA: Yiddish Classes
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YAAANA, The Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America, provides Yiddish education and cultural programming to the San Diego area and beyond. Online programs include Yiddish language courses at all levels, prograYiddishland California in La Jolla is the physical space of a non-profit organization called the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA). Our mission is to [...]
Location:
1128 Wall St, California, United States 92037
Website:
Email: info@yiddishlandcalifornia.org
Phone: 858-220-2992