Schedule (CET – Central European Time)
Monday – Friday
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Classes (in person)
10:45 AM– 11:15 AM Coffee break
11:15 AM– 12:45 PM Classes (in person)
Teaching staff
Under the pedagogical direction of Yitskhok Niborski
Level 1
Ethel Niborski and Karo Wegner
Introduction to the language: alphabet, reading, writing, basic grammar, vocabulary, conversation.
Appropriate for beginners or students with some basic knowledge. No previous experience is required, but it may be helpful to get acquainted with the Yiddish alphabet before the first class.
Level 2
Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz and Reyze Turner
Vocabulary development, oral and written expression, grammar, easy texts.
Appropriate for students who can read and write, and know the basics of Yiddish grammar (present, past and future tenses; declensions).
Level 3
Eliezer Niborski: Grammar
Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz: Conversation and introduction to Yiddish literature
Level 4
Eliezer Niborski: Advanced grammar
Karolina Szymaniak: Miniatures in prose
Level 5
Natalia Krynicka: Yiddish women playwrights
Karolina Szymaniak: Jewish Eastern Europe after the war (1945-1949): literary texts, travelogs, archive documents
If you’re not sure which level is right for you, contact us!
Seminar for Yiddish teachers
Sharon Bar-Kochva and Reyze Turner
The seminar is intended for current and future teachers of Yiddish.
Minimum number of participants: 5.
Maximum number of participants: 10.