Pedagogy
Reflections on the teaching and learning of Yiddish, as well as downloadable guides, exercises, and lesson plans to use in the classroom.
Pedagogy
Occupations Past and Present: A Visual Literacy Curriculum Kit
Occupations Past and Present is a visual literacy curriculum drawing on Mayer Kirshenblatt’s images of eastern European Jewish life to teach general (not only Jewish) grade school audiences how to relate to, ask questions of, and learn from images.
Dec 01, 2025
Pedagogy
Illustrating Ya’akov Fichmann’s Shabes in vald
In this piece Giovanna Truong discusses her creative process of illustrating Ya’akov Fichmann’s short story Shabes in vald for a final assignment in an intermediate Yiddish language class.
Nov 07, 2022
Pedagogy
Final Projects
These projects demonstrate not only how clever and creative students can be, but also the variety of ways that students can express and display their thought and learning.
Jul 13, 2022
Pedagogy
Support Group for Yiddish Daughters
This cartoon was created as a final project for Justin Cammy’s 2019 course on Yiddish Literature and Culture at Smith College.
Feb 28, 2020