Register to Vilnius Yiddish Studies Program 17 July — 12 August 2016 Vilnius University

Intensive Summer Course in Yiddish Language,  Literature and Culture                              Vilnius Yiddish Institute,  July 17 --  August 12, 2016   FURTHER INFORMATION & APPLICATION FORM 

Come study and immerse yourself in Yiddish language, literature, andculture in the only intensive Yiddish summer program in Eastern Europe at the Vilnius Yiddish Institute. This one-of-a-kind program is hosted at the renowned Vilnius University near the surviving remnants of the prewar cultural capital of Yiddish language, literature, and scholarship. Its permanent and visiting faculty consists of world-renowned experts – educators, scholars, contemporary Yiddish authors, and journalists – from Europe, Israel, Latin America, and the US.
Weekday morning classes – two 1.5 hour sessions – are offered at four levels. Level One: An intensive Elementary Yiddish language course featuring elements of grammar, literature, and folklore. Level Two: Lower Intermediate and Intermediate levels that fostermastery of Yiddish grammar, cultural literacy, and conversational Yiddish. Level Three: Intermediate level enhancing languageproficiency and immersion with unabridged masterpieces of Yiddish fiction, poetry, and drama. Level Four: Upper Intermediate and Advanced levels focusing on in-depth engagement with major issuesof Yiddish literature, language, and culture as well as elements of research and Yiddish scholarship.
Planned afternoon activities will include: special lectures on Yiddishand East European Jewish culture, directed Yiddish conversation sessions, Yiddish film screenings with critical introductions, select master classes in Yiddish stylistics and creative writing (for advanced level), Yiddish song and music workshops, as well as guided tours inYiddish and English throughout Vilna (the prewar Yerusholayim de’Lita). Weekend excursions: to sites of former Yiddish life and culture (including a trip to a former shtetl and to Kovne [Kaunas]), Friday-night Shabbos-tish celebrations and more.
Intensive Summer Course in Yiddish Language,  Literature and Culture                              Vilnius Yiddish Institute,  July 17 --  August 12, 2016   FURTHER INFORMATION & APPLICATION FORM