YIDDISH BA / HDS 4073 – Intermediate Yiddish I

YIDDISH BA / HDS 4073 – Intermediate Yiddish I

Semester: Fall
Offered: 2025
Instructor: Sara Feldman
Meeting Time: TBA

Building on the skills gained in Yiddish AA/AB, students will further develop their Yiddish reading, writing, speaking, and oral comprehension skills. Focus will be on working with a wide variety of textual and cultural materials spanning the Yiddish-speaking world in the modern era. Course materials include selections from Yiddish fiction, poetry, drama, film, music, the press, and historical documents. Students will become familiar with the language’s dialects, writing conventions, and historical development. Course activities will introduce students to the latest developments in online Yiddish publishing and digital humanities scholarship.

Course Notes: Final class time will be determined according to enrolled students’ availability. Contact instructor if you have a scheduling conflict.

Recommended Prep: Yiddish AA/AB sequence, or equivalent.

Jointly offered with: Harvard Divinity School as HDS 4073

For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.