Pedagogy
Reflections on the teaching and learning of Yiddish, as well as downloadable guides, exercises, and lesson plans to use in the classroom.
Pedagogy
לויט די לערערס | Teachers Weigh In: The Place of the Khurbn in Yiddish Language Classes
Sandra Chiritescu
The latest in our series in which we poll Yiddish studies instructors about a topic related to their teaching. This time, we want to know whether and how you introduce the topic of the Holocaust in your Yiddish language instruction.
Oct 15, 2019
Pedagogy
Teaching Guide to Jacob Glatstein’s Anti-Fascist Poem “Goblin Nogood Has Run Out of Clout” (trans. Shandler)
Mark I. West
Mark I. West offers suggestions for teaching Jacob Glatstein’s 1943 Anti-Fascist children’s poem.
Jun 10, 2019
Pedagogy
Experiencing History: Jewish Perspectives on the Holocaust
Emil Kerenji
In November 2016, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum launched the beta version of Experiencing History: Jewish Perspectives on the Holocaust, a primary-source teaching tool that aims to bring Jewish sources from the Holocaust to the North American undergraduate classroom. Emil Kerenji describes the tool and how it can be used.
Oct 10, 2017
Pedagogy
Resources in Yiddish Studies: The Holocaust
Zachary M. Baker
This online bibliographical series devoted to research resources in Yiddish Studies focuses on the Holocaust.
Jun 20, 2017
Pedagogy
לויט די לערערס | Teachers Weigh In: Yiddish in Holocaust Courses?
Hannah Pollin-Galay
Instructors share their thoughts on teaching with Yiddish in Holocaust Studies contexts.
Apr 03, 2017
Pedagogy
Invitation to Participate: Yiddish in Holocaust Education
The Editors
Do you teach courses related to the Holocaust? What role does Yiddish have in those courses? Let us know in this survey.
Feb 21, 2017