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Language/Literature 
Introduction to
Yiddish/PM2 Henny Lewin
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)/AM1Henny Lewin
Yiddish Conversation (conducted entirely
in Yiddish)/AM2Henny Lewin
Conversation in Yiddish about current events; discussing
articles we read in Yiddish newspapers. 
Wexology:
Esn Est Zikh: Food in Yiddish/PM2Michael Wex
 We’ll
look at the role played by food in Yiddish life and
language. Topics will include food itself; kosher and
treyf; typical dishes; hunger; indigestion; and metaphorical
uses of various foodstuffs and Yiddish dishes. As the
root of indigestion, food figures very largely in a
language and culture that devote so much time to bellyaching.
Knowledge of Yiddish is not necessary for this class.
Daytsh
af tselakhis ("German Be Damned!"):
Psychological & Social Origins of Yiddish/PM1Michael
Wex
Klezmer instrumental style is inextricably bound up
with Yiddish and is essential to an understanding of
the music’s idiom and phrasing. Join Michael Wex
for a discussion of krekhtsn (moaning) as the archetypal
Yiddish sound and other aspects of the interrelationships
between speech, music and the origins of Yiddish.
Flikn a
Tshikn/PM1Miriam Isaacs
This
class will explore foods in Yiddish literature, including
the service at Sholem Aleichem’s Kasrilevke Restaurants.
Find out the meaning of "gehakte
tsores mit tsibl" and other vital food facts
fished straight from Yiddish lore and literature.
Yiddish in Film, Fable and Story:
Literature/AM1 Curt Leviant
Yiddish in Film, Fable and Story: Film/PM2 Curt Leviant
Join noted scholar, translator and Yiddish literature
maven Curt Leviant as he takes you on a tour of the
Yiddish experience in Europe and America through the
Yiddish novels, films and through his own unique and
illustrative writings. Open to all. Students may sign
up for either part or both.
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