Elementary Yiddish

Elementary Yiddish is an Interdisciplinary Arts class taught by I. Kovacs.

This course satisfies Division I requirements.

Course Description
Yiddish was the spoken language of the Jews of central and eastern Europe for 1,000 years, and it produced a remarkable written literature. This course is an introduction to the Yiddish language from cultural and historical perspectives. We will learn the fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation designed for beginning conversation, reading and independent work with Yiddish texts. Prior knowledge of Yiddish, Hebrew or German helpful but not required.

Learning Goals

 * Presenting

Previous Semesters Offered

 * January 2010 -- taught by Rachel Rubinstein