קורס חדש: "Echoes of Yiddish: Language and Culture for Beginners"

Ever wanted to know what your grandmother was yelling in Yiddish?

Did you know Harry Potter has been translated into Yiddish? ✨🧙‍♂️

Come learn the magic of Yiddish — so next time, you can read it in mame-loshn!

This beginner-friendly course is your passport to the vibrant world of Ashkenazi language, culture, and folklore — from the shtetl to the silver screen, from lullabies to revolution songs.

Echoes of Yiddish: Language and Culture for Beginners (Taught in English)
🗓 Semester 1 – Mondays, 12:00–13:30
📍 The Rena Costa Center for Yiddish Studies, Bar-Ilan University
👩‍🏫 Instructor: Daniella Zaidman-Mauer

🧠 What You’ll Learn (and Kvell About!)

Come explore the language that shaped the daily lives, dreams, and humour of Ashkenazi Jews for centuries. To truly understand the history and soul of the Jewish people, you need to hear it in Yiddish.

• You’ll read and write basic modern Yiddish ✍️
• Understand Yiddish grammar, morphology & syntax 🧩
• Be exposed to Yiddish culture, folklore, and everyday expressions 🎭📜

No prior Yiddish required! Only curiosity, a sense of humour,

and maybe a love for gefilte fish.

לבירורים והרשמה: Yiddish.Center@biu.ac.il

035318630