2022 Fall

YIDDISH 103 001 - LEC 001

History of Yiddish Culture in English

Alec E Burko

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022

Tu, Th

12:30 pm - 01:59 pm

Dwinelle 134

Class #:23062

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through German

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 4

Enrolled: 11

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 15

Waitlist Max: 5

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.

This course will trace the development of Yiddish culture from the first settlement of Jews in German lands through centuries of life in Eastern Europe, down to the main cultural centers today in Israel and America. The course will examine how changes in Jewish life have found expression in the Yiddish language. It will provide an introduction to Yiddish literature in English translation, supplemented by excursions into Yiddish music, folklore, theater, and film.