Committee for Yiddish

09/23/2021

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Online Yiddish Language Classes start this Sunday, September 26. Don't miss your chance -- sign up now!

Learn, refresh, and improve your speaking, reading, and writing language skills with experienced instructors in a fun and stimulating learning environment. Beginner Yiddish LanguageSection 1: Sundays on Zoom, 10:00 am – 11:30 am Eastern Time | September 26 – November 28, 2021 Section 2: Mondays ...

09/15/2021

This just in: This fall, our Yiddish Theatre Workshop with David Gale will be working with Miriam Hoffman's "Double Identity," based on Sholem Aleichem's 1914 classic "Shver tsu zayn a yid". Classes start October 5. Register now!
https://www.committeeforyiddish.com/learn/theatre-workshop

09/11/2021

Looking to take a Yiddish class this fall? Now's your chance! Registration for our Fall 2021 Online Yiddish Classes is now open. From Beginner to Advanced, our Yiddish Theatre Workshop or our Leyenkrayz, there's something for everyone!

Learn, refresh, and improve your speaking, reading, and writing language skills with experienced instructors in a fun and stimulating learning environment. Beginner Yiddish LanguageSection 1: Sundays on Zoom, 10:00 am – 11:30 am Eastern Time | September 26 – November 28, 2021 Section 2: Mondays ...

01/07/2021

Register now for this special program in Yiddish and English with Anastasiya Lyubas and Miri Koral, this Sunday, January 10, 2pm EST

"Rediscovering a Brilliant Modernist: Debora Vogel, Wandering Star of Yiddish Literature" Author and U of T Research Fellow Anastasiya Lyubas in conversation with California Yiddish scholar Miri Koral Co-Presented with the California Institute of Yiddish Culture and Language, and the Congress for Je...

11/26/2020

After watching the film, join Dr. May Cohen, Sharon Hampson (of Sharon, Lois & Bram fame), and Sol Hermolin (from the Yiddish Vinkl) this Sunday, November 29 at 4pm for a special Q&A discussion of their Yiddish and Jewish left backgrounds and how these values influenced Dr. May's life and work. Come and share your own thoughts and memories - in English or in Yiddish!

Don't miss an encore screening of The Gender Lady this weekend!

Watch the film and then join us for a Zoom Q & A on Sunday afternoon with Dr. May Cohen, Sharon Hampson (from Sharon Lois and Bram) and Sol Hermolin. This Q&A will be partially in Yiddish with English translations.

Register: https://www.amilia.com/store/en/miles-nadal-jcc/shop/activities/2970250

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/319355505

06/11/2018

נײַן באַליבטע לידער פֿונעם גרויסן ייִדישן מחבר, פֿאָרגעשטעלט פֿון דניאל קאַהן, לעאָ פֿולד און טעאָדאָר ביקעל.

05/31/2018

Zeyer a worthy reason to make the trip down to Amherst, MA...Yidstock 2018 at the Yiddish Book Center! An amazing lineup - and featuring Toronto's own Eric Stein, nokh! Read all about it and get your festival passes here: http://yiddishbookcenter.org/yidstock

The seventh annual Yidstock takes place at the Yiddish Book Center on July 12-15, 2018.

05/30/2018

Even James Cagney spoke Yiddish! Well, sometimes...!

זעט ווי דער אירלענדיש־אַמעריקאַנער אַקטיאָר רעדט אויף ייִדיש אין דעם פֿילם „טאַקסי.‟

05/05/2018

If it ain’t broke...redesign it anyway! Letterheads from the פֿאַרבאַנד אידיש נאַציאָנאַלער אַרבעטער (Farband Labor Zionist Order), ca. 1950-1960.

04/26/2018

22 Yiddish words from MyJewishLearning.com! Lern zikh gezunt!

A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases.