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 fifth season of NYTF's 15-Minute Yiddish (more or less) has concluded its fifteenth and final episode. All seasons and...
For those who can already speak rudimentary Yiddish. Seven Mondays, 7/17 - 8/28, 7-8:30pm Pacific Time on Zoom. You may register even after the course has begun. Stress in this class will be placed on interactive conversation with the instructor and among the students (almost) entirely in Yiddish. I will...
Yiddish Classes in (or online from) the Bay Area, Yiddish Classes Online / Online
The Digital Yiddish Theatre Project [DYTP] uses digital technology to study and preserve the rich legacy of the Yiddish stage. Founded in 2012 by Joel Berkowitz and Debra Caplan, the DYTP comprises theatrical practitioners, research librarians, and scholars in higher education, who are among the world's leading authorities on Yiddish...
Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song - Online Resources, Yiddish Culture Online / Online
Elementary Yiddish 101A and 102, taught by Noa Tsaushu and Alec Burko, at U.C. Berkeley. To be offered in Fall and Spring 2024, respectively, all online. 101A: MWF 1-2pm In this beginners' course students will learn to speak, read, and write Yiddish, the original lannguage of East European Jews. Using...
Yiddish Classes in (or online from) the Bay Area, Yiddish Classes Online / Online
Workers Circle/Arbeter Ring of Northern California is offering free, biweekly online Yiddish classes with instructor Marianne Tatom (Mirl) in Fall 2024. There are two levels of classes: Advanced Beginners and Intermediate. You must know the Yiddish alphabet (alef-beys) for both classes. Regular classes resume September 13 and continue twice a...
Yiddish Classes in (or online from) the Bay Area, Yiddish Classes Online / Online
Henry Sapozniks' website is clearinghouse of a lifetime of his passions, enthusiasms, and projects including but not limited to old time country music, Yiddish vaudeville, scratchy old records, banjo, Tin Pan Alley, Yiddish radio, early animation, competition bullseye pistol, and black and white movies. Subscribe to the blog. Henry Sapoznik...
Yiddish 104, History of Yiddish Civilization (in English), MWF, 9 - 10am, with Noa Tsaushu. Offered Fall 2024. This course will trace the development of Yiddish civilization down to today from the first settlement of Jews in German lands, roughly a thousand years ago. At its peak, Yiddish was spoken...
This online project has been created by some prominent Yiddish singers and scholars: Michael Alpert, Walter Zev Feldman, Itzik Gottesman, Ethel Raim, Josh Waletzky, and Mark Slobin. (In their words:) First, we identify the genre of the folksong within the culture of eastern Ashkenazic Jews and the surrounding European societies....
Bi-weekly magazine about Jewish life in Northern California, as well as this event calendar.
KlezCalifornia is a non-profit San Francisco Bay Area organization founded in 2003 that connects people and communities with Yiddish culture. You are on KlezCalifornia's website! As KlezCalifornia celebrates our 20th anniversary connecting people and communities with Yiddish culture in 2023, we are announcing our transition to a facilitating organization. We...
Community Event News and Calendars Online, Other Resources, Yiddish Culture Online, Youth Programs / Online
Links to resources for learning about and playing klezmer music, generally and for specific instruments, collected by Jim Rebhan.
Founded in 2010, the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of the nation’s leading centers for the study, documentation, and dissemination of Yiddish music and culture. The collection contains over 8,000 78rpm discs including Yiddish theater, popular and traditional music, cantorial songs, klezmer music,...
Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song - Online Resources, Yiddish Culture Online / Online
Yiddish research guide covering general resources, article and books, folklore, genealogy, linguistics, literature, music and dance, oral history, theater, film, radio, translation and student resources.
The Nigunim Community Chorus, directed by Achi Ben Shalom, is dedicated to the music of the Jewish people from around the world. The repertoire is varied, and includes contemporary and classic songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English, arranged for choral singing in three- and four-part harmony. We meet on...
Several organizations host online Yiddish discussion/conversation groups: • KlezCalifornia's Flisik Yidish Salon, monthly, Sundays, 2-3pm PT. Each participant gives brief comments (in Yiddish) on the month's theme, followed by an open conversation. For fluent speakers. Hosted by Rosie Kaplan and Evie Groch. • YOMC, Yiddish Open Mic Café, several times...
Yiddish Culture Online, Yiddish Language and Culture – Informal Learning / Online
A comprehensive website dedicated to Sholem Aleichem [1859-1916], the most popular and iconic Jewish writer of his generation. As you explore this site you’ll discover more about the remarkable life and equally remarkable afterlife of the man whose works have traveled continents, inspired generations, and provided the material for the legendary Broadway musical Fiddler...
In Yiddish: News, cooking shows, crossword puzzles, and more. Word of the Day videos.
Yiddish Culture Online, Yiddish Language and Culture – Informal Learning / Online
Fall 2020: First-year Yiddish, First Quarter (AMELANG 140A, JEWISHST 104A), with Jon Levitow 09/14 - 11/20/2020, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 1-2pm. https://jewishstudies.stanford.edu/courses/2020-2021-jewishst-104a Stanford University's Taube Center for Jewish Studies offers an interdisciplinary program for the study and understanding of Jewish cultures, literatures, languages, religion, politics, and history. Occasionally there are...
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 beginner and intermediate levels.