Pedagogy
Reflections on the teaching and learning of Yiddish, as well as downloadable guides, exercises, and lesson plans to use in the classroom.
Pedagogy
Evaluate What You Don't Understand: Teaching Practical Skills in the Archives
An activity designed to teach archival skills.
Jun 16, 2016
Pedagogy
Notes on Teaching Yiddish Literature and Critical Theory
Anna Elena Torres shares her reflections about, and syllabus for, the course “Gender and the Body in Yiddish Literature.”
Jun 02, 2016
Pedagogy
How Do You Say "Parents" in Yiddish?
Vardit Lightstone shares an LGBTQ-inclusive vocabulary worksheet, along with a reflection on its creation.
May 30, 2016
Pedagogy
Nut Games for Passover
Itzik Gottesman teaches some classic children's games for Passover, all played with nuts.
Apr 21, 2016
Pedagogy
The Jew Box: An Interview with Eddy Portnoy
Sarah Zarrow interviews Eddy Portnoy about Yiddish pedagogy, jokers, and braiding khale.
Apr 14, 2016
Pedagogy
In geveb in the Classroom: Getting to Know the Best Dressed Better
Yiddish teachers are always looking for good materials. Here, Jessica Kirzane demonstrates one way to use content from In geveb to structure and enhance her lessons.
Feb 17, 2016
Pedagogy
Yiddish in ale lender! Yiddish Summer Programs Roundup
A short description of the many Yiddish language and culture summer programs on offer.
Jan 14, 2016
Pedagogy
Reflections on Space in Learning Yiddish
Erin Faigin, who studied Yiddish in various summer programs, reflects on the importance of space and place in Yiddish Studies, asking herself, “What does it mean to speak Yiddish in this place?”
Dec 22, 2015
Pedagogy
Reflections from a Non-Jewish Instructor of Yiddish
Jenna Ingalls, the “first gentile instructor of Yiddish at UC Berkeley,” reflects on Jewish (and non-Jewish) identity in the Yiddish classroom.
Dec 08, 2015
Pedagogy
Teaching Morris Rosenfeld’s “Mayn rue plats”
Using Morris Rosenfeld’s song text to teach literary Yiddish and Yiddish orthography.
Nov 22, 2015