Intermediate-Advanced Yiddish Course

This course is designed for students who wish to improve their conversational skills. Each session will focus on dialogues and discussions in Yiddish, to help students improve their fluency. Students will expand their vocabulary with new phrases and expressions, fine-tune their pronunciation, and gain confidence using Yiddish in diverse situations. Topics will include interests and hobbies, everyday situations, culture and current events. We will use interactive activities like role-playing and debates. Additionally, students will learn Yiddish songs that will deepen their understanding of Ashkenazi culture.

Days and times will be adjusted to accommodate the majority of interested.

When: Sundays, January 4 – February 1, 2026: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 – 10:30 p.m. Central European Time

Where: Online via Zoom

Cost: 5 classes for $180 (early bird, if paid before Dec 15), $200 (regular price)

Teacher: Julia Koifman

Julia Koifman is a Lecturer in Yiddish language and literature at the University of Potsdam. She studied Slavic and German Studies in Berlin and Moscow, as well as Yiddish and Jewish Studies in Potsdam, Haifa, and New York. She previously worked at the Institute for Slavic Studies at Humboldt University and served as a tutor for Yiddish language and literature at the University of Potsdam. Her MA thesis presented a comparative analysis of short stories by the Yiddish authors Rokhl Brokhes and Roze Palatnik. In addition, she works as a translator of Yiddish literature into German and English.