Spring 2024

YIDDISH 103 001 - LEC 001

History of Yiddish Culture in English

Taught in English. NOTE: This course will be taught online!

Miriam Borden

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024

Tu, Th

12:30 pm - 01:59 pm

Internet/Online

Class #:31269

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: Online

Offered through German

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 20

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 20

Waitlist Max: 0

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.