Advanced I Yiddish (Twice-a-week)
This is a live, online course held weekly on Zoom for students with approximately 3 years of Yiddish study. The class covers vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and grammar using Sheva Zucker's textbook and memoirs by Meylekh Ravitsh. Enrollment is capped at about 15 students.
This is a live, online course held weekly on Zoom for students with approximately 3 years of Yiddish study. The class covers vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and grammar using Sheva Zucker's textbook and memoirs by Meylekh Ravitsh. Enrollment is capped at about 15 students.
This is a live, online course held weekly on Zoom. Enrollment will be capped at about 15 students. This class will be conducted in Yiddish.
24 Sessions
Tuesdays & Thursdays
6:00pm – 7:30pm ET
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September 22, 24, 29
October 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
November 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 (No class on November 26 - Thanksgiving)
December 1, 3, 8, 10, 15
Instructor: Sheva Zucker
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for those with approximately 3 years of Yiddish language study who have completed Sheva Zucker’s Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature & Culture, Vol. II through Chapter 17.
What topics will this class cover?
In this course, we shall continue to study the fundamentals of Yiddish: vocabulary, reading, writing, and particularly speaking and grammar using Yiddish: An Introduction to the Language, Literature & Culture, Vol. II by Sheva Zucker (starting with the latter chapters of the book, around Chapter 18).
In addition, we will be reading chapters of Meylekh Ravitsh’s wonderful memoirs, Dos mayse-bukh fun mayn lebn. These chapters will be provided by the instructor.
Is knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet required?
Yes, knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet is required.
