Pedagogy

Yiddish is once again being taught at the University of Amsterdam after an eight-year hiatus.

May 12, 2023

Despite the popularity of Urke Nachalnik’s writings in interwar Poland, bibliographic resources on the figure have been scant, until now.

Apr 17, 2023

From 1956-1967, Eli Wiesel wrote for the Forverts, publishing more than 1,000 articles under his given name, Eliezer Wiesel, and about two dozen installments of a literary column under a pseudonym, Elisha Karmeli. Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel has compiled a list of these articles to aid researchers.

Mar 23, 2023

Sarah Biskowitz speaks with Lasha Shakulashvili about Yiddish in the South Caucusus region and his new role teaching Yiddish at at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU).

Feb 20, 2023

A Yiddish instructor created a Google calendar with dates that are important for Yiddish language and literature and shares thoughts about how it can be useful for teaching.

Feb 14, 2023

In this article Olive Benito-Myles and Naomi Piper-Pell reflect on their experience attending the conference “Di froyen” at the Yiddish Book Center.

Feb 09, 2023

A first-time Yiddish teacher reflects on strategies and assignments that allow students to see and appreciate how much they have learned.

Feb 07, 2023

Check out In geveb’s annual compilation of Yiddish-related language programs and cultural events this summer.

Feb 06, 2023

Saper’s course, “Antifascist Yiddish for Beginners,” grew explicitly out of their personal, political, and artistic commitments and was created for the community they call home: an intergenerational group of artists and activists, mostly queer and trans leftist Jews.

Jan 25, 2023

Laurie Fisher, a Jewish Studies professor who happens to be a student of Yiddish, reflects on her experiences as someone who came to learning Yiddish later in life.

Jan 24, 2023