Advanced Yiddish

Class starts Mar 4 6:00pm-7:30pm

Tuition: $350
YIVO members: $275**
Students: $175 (Must register with valid university email address)

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Instructor: Dovid Braun

Who should take this course?
This course is for students who have previously taken at least three years of Yiddish.

Advanced Yiddish is the right class for students who took Winter Intensive Advanced Yiddish in January 2021.

What topics will this class cover?
Presentation of advanced grammar, points of usage, and vocabulary. Materials will be made available by instructor.

Course Materials:
The instructor will provide any course materials digitally to students throughout the class.

Questions? Read our 2021 Spring Classes FAQ.

Dovid (David) Braun has taught all levels of Yiddish language at YIVO's intensive summer program since 1990 at Columbia University and New York University. He initiated and taught in the intensive summer programs of the Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, MA) and Jewish Historical Institute (Warsaw, Poland). He has taught Yiddish language, Yiddish linguistics, and/or general linguistics as a faculty member of Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and he regularly participates in varied research projects involving Yiddish language and culture. He serves as co-president of the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center (Bronx, NY) which is now the only NYC area venue where public Yiddish cultural events are held on a regular basis.

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