Summer Semester

Beginner Yiddish | Intermediate Yiddish | Advanced Yiddish | Seminars and Electives (in English) | Seminars and Electives (in Yiddish)

For students eager to begin or to continue their Yiddish learning or to take a topic-based seminar over the summer without the full-time commitment of the YIVO-Bard Summer Program, YIVO is offering a lineup of Yiddish classes at multiple levels of proficiency, as well as seminars and electives in Jewish history, literature, and culture.

Classes are held live, either online on Zoom or in person at YIVO in New York City. All Yiddish classes are capped at about 15 students to maintain intimate classroom environments, while English-language seminars are capped at about 20 students.

Questions? Read our 2026 Summer Classes FAQ.

Summer 2026 Courses

Beginner Yiddish

[SUM2026] Alefbeys Workshop

Instructor: Moishele Alfonso
6 sessions, Tuesdays
July 7 – August 11, 2026 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET

Summer Semester

Summer 2026 Courses

Beginner Yiddish

[SUM2026] Alefbeys Workshop

[SUM2026] Beginner I Yiddish (Intersession)

[SUM2026] Beginner II Yiddish (Intersession)

[SUM2026] Beginner III Yiddish (Intersession)

[SUM2026] Beginner III/IV Yiddish (In-person Intersession)

[SUM2026] Beginner IV Yiddish (Intersession)

Intermediate Yiddish

[SUM2026] Intermediate I Yiddish (Intersession)

[SUM2026] Intermediate III Yiddish (Intersession)

[SUM2026] Intermediate IV Yiddish (Intersession)

Advanced Yiddish

[SUM2026] Advanced I Yiddish (Intersession)

[SUM2026] Advanced II Yiddish (Intersession)

Seminars and Electives (in English)

[SUM2026] Getting Into Yiddish: An Introduction to Yiddish Language and Culture

[SUM2026] The Yiddish Occult

Seminars and Electives (in Yiddish)

[SUM2026] Afterlife: Survivors in the Stories of Chava Rosenfarb and Zvi Eisenman

[SUM2026] Deciphering Handwritten Yiddish Documents

[SUM2026] The Mishpokhe Mayses of I.L. Peretz