Summer 2026 鈥� Introductory Yiddish!
Learn Yiddish this summer!
This course will introduce you to the basics of the Yiddish language and the cultural worlds of those who speak it. By the end of the semester, you will be able to read the Yiddish alef-beys (alphabet), read simple texts, listen to songs, watch videos, as well as enjoy basic conversations in Yiddish. You will get an introduction to Eastern European Jewish culture and learn about the people who called and still call Yiddish their mame-loshn (mother tongue).听Please note the summer Yiddish course is not for credit. It is open to the public, so anyone can register!
Details:
Meeting times:听June 1st 鈥� August 26th, 2026. Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:00 鈥� 7:30pm.
颁辞蝉迟:听Sliding scale starting at $485. $242.50 for students.
Location: Marion McCain Building Room 1184 (Classics Library)
6135 University Ave, Halifax, NS, B3H 4P9
Instructor: Dr. Brett Winestock
AV俱乐部 the instructor:听Brett Winestock is a part-time professor of Yiddish at the University of Ottawa and an adjunct professor at AV俱乐部.听He is the author of听Written for the Drawer: Leonid Tsypkin, Uncensored Writing, and Soviet Jewishness听and his research on the history and culture of the Jews of Eastern Europe has been听published in听The Russian Review听补苍诲听In geveb: A Journal of Yiddish Studies.
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