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Language/Literature 
Introduction to
Yiddish/AM1 Paula Teitelbaum
This class includes basic conversation and listening
activities; simple songs selected to make grammar painless;
along with a gentle introduction to the alef-beys and
beginning reading activities. No previous knowledge
of the language is required.
Intermediate Yiddish/AM1 Miriam Isaacs
Using songs and stories, this class will take students
a little deeper into the world of Yiddish. A basic reading
knowledge of the alef-beys
and some previous exposure to Yiddish is required.
Advanced Yiddish (conducted entirely
in Yiddish)/PM2 Jan Schwarz
Humor in Yiddish Literature/AM2 Jan Schwarz
Join University of Chicago senior lecturer Dr. Jan Schwarz in a series focusing on the works of Sholem Aleichem, Der Tunkeler, and folktales such as the Chelm stories.
Wexology: Greatest Hits/AM2 Michael Wex
In honor of KlexKamp’s Silver Anniversary, we’ll look at some of the most astounding and significant discoveries about Yiddish that have figured in Wexology–the starting point of Wex’s books–over the years. Knowledge of Yiddish vet gurnisht helfn.
Daytsh af Tselakhis (German Be Damned!): Psychological & Social Origins of Yiddish/PM1 Michael Wex
To celebrate the publication of his new book How To Be A Mentsh and Not A Shmuck, Michael Wex presents, in Yiddish, an all new look at notions of mentsh and shmuck.
The Violin in Yiddish Literature/PM1 Ron Robboy
Yiddish literature turned time and again to the musical metaphor, above all to that of the violin. Readings not only from Mendele, Sholem Aleichem, and I.L. Peretz, but a spectrum from Nakhmen Bratslaver to twentieth-century theater, film, and journalism will reveal how music enabled a stateless people to navigate the shoals of an often hostile world.
Dertseylt un Gezungen - Said and Sung: The Nexus of Poem and Song/PM2 Miriam Isaacs
This series will feature the relationship between ballad, story and song, from folk to literary to theatrical traditions. Poets include Bialik, Broder Singers, Binem Heller, Moshe Beregovsky, Itzik Manger, Shmerke Kaczerginski, Avrom Goldfaden, Morris Rosenfeld, Avrom Reisen. We will also discuss the role of important collectors and interpreters of the songs.
Yiddish for Singers/AM2 Paula Teitelbaum (see Yiddish Song)
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