Pedagogy
Reflections on the teaching and learning of Yiddish, as well as downloadable guides, exercises, and lesson plans to use in the classroom.
Pedagogy
Introducing YiDraCor: a TEI-Encoded Corpus of Yiddish Drama
On Sunday, October 29th, DraCor released its Yiddish corpus (YiDraCor), making these Yiddish plays highly machine readable and ready out-of-the-box for computational literary study.
Oct 22, 2024
Pedagogy
Shulamis from the Stage to the Classroom
Suggestions for instructors who might want to teach Shulamis (1881) by Avrom Goldfadn in their Jewish history, culture, or literature classrooms.
Feb 12, 2024
Pedagogy
Tsugob: Urke Nachalnik on the Yiddish Stage
Last spring we published Jonah Lubin’s overview and bibliography of “Master Criminal” Urke Nachalnik. Now, he has expanded this research to discuss how Urke Nachalnik was represented in popular Yiddish culture.
Feb 06, 2024
Pedagogy
Let's not wait!: Introducing preschoolers to Yiddish through Leah Hoffman's Alefbeys
In this piece Beth Dwoskin explains how Leah Hoffman’s play about the Yiddish alphabet can be adapted for children’s classes today. She presents her English translation of the play alongside a recording of the alefbeys song in English.
Nov 15, 2022
Pedagogy
Labzik Assembled! Bringing Radical 1930s Yiddish Children’s Literature to the Virtual Stage
Cameron Bernstein interviews director Jake Krakovsky about his bilingual Yiddish-English puppet film “Labzik: Tales of a Clever Pup” based on short stories by Chaver Paver.
Nov 04, 2021