Throughout the year, YIVO offers courses in Yiddish language and electives in Jewish history and culture that are open to the general public. In Fall 2024, in addition to electives in English and Yiddish, YIVO is offering 4 levels of beginning Yiddish, 4 levels of intermediate Yiddish, 3 levels of...
Workers Circle's online Yiddish language program incorporates the latest technologies in distance learning — classes are conducted with face-to-face chat, whiteboard, and audio and video capabilities. Every session is recorded, giving students the flexibility to review the material at their own pace. Sessions are on Zoom in EST and are...
Committee for Yiddish of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto presents a variety of language and culture classes, currently all on Zoom: 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...
The Yiddish Book Center is presenting online Yiddish language classes for beginners, using the Center's Award-winning Yiddish textbook, In Eynem. Running for twelve weeks, these level 1 and level 3 classes offer an in-depth introduction to Yiddish language and cover all aspects of learning, including oral and written communication, grammar,...
This site is a collection of stories about, lyrics for, and links to recordings of Yiddish Penny Songs, which are tenement song versions of American theatre and variety show songs, 1895-1925. Their sheet music sold for a penny, hence the name. The collection includes Yiddish Ragtime and Yiddish songs of...
Hear a different rare Yiddish song every week, sung by a native speaker
Congregation Ner Shalom's Yiddish Tish meets the first Wednesday of each month noon-1:30pm Pacific Time, on Zoom. Read the work of Yiddish writers in the original, translate together, discuss, laugh and enjoy. Join us, no Yiddish knowledge necessary! Led by Reb Irwin Keller. No charge, although contributions are encouraged. Ner...
Illustrated Yiddish proverbs, aphorisms, insults, curses, and other folk sayings, in Yiddish with transliteration and English translation