Yiddishland and The House of Israel are honored to host a screening of the silent film “The City without Jews. The film is based on a bestselling homonymous dystopian novel by Hugo Bettauer, which portrays the fictional Austrian city of “Utopia” (a thinly-disguised stand-in for Vienna), which passed an antisemitic law, forcing all Jews to […]
Join us for an interactive introduction to Yiddishland California! Learn about the history of the Yiddish language and culture, about San Diego's Yiddishland project, and how you can help us bring Yiddish culture south of the border to Baja California. The event will also be broadcast on Zoom for virtual attendees. We kindly ask for […]
Conversational Yiddish for Beginners with Avi Come enjoy some fun conversation in Yiddish, practicing asking and answering questions and playing games. This is a no-pressure, easygoing class. The class is “drop-in” style, so feel free to attend all six sessions or as many as you wish. Everything will be presented in Yiddish with transliteration, as […]
Yiddishland Stronger Together Support Group Do you feel sadness, grief, anxiety, or a mix of emotions from the devastating effects of war? Let’s gather for community support, guided by a professional coach informed in trauma care. We don’t have to grapple with this by ourselves. This is the time to come together. Our Coach’s Bio: Harpal […]
Course on Reading and Speaking Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) This new Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) course is based on Sephardic tales. Students will have the opportunity to read them in the Latin alphabet. We will also practice speaking skills, and those who want will receive short writing tasks. Elements of the Hebrew Rashi script will be included as well. […]
Yiddishland Stronger Together Support Group Do you feel sadness, grief, anxiety, or a mix of emotions from the devastating effects of war? Let’s gather for community support, guided by a professional coach informed in trauma care. We don’t have to grapple with this by ourselves. This is the time to come together. Our Coach’s Bio: Harpal […]
Yiddishland Stronger Together Support Group Do you feel sadness, grief, anxiety, or a mix of emotions from the devastating effects of war? Let’s gather for community support, guided by a professional coach informed in trauma care. We don’t have to grapple with this by ourselves. This is the time to come together. Our Coach’s Bio: Harpal […]
Join us for fun conversational classes of Hebrew for beginners with our experienced teacher Orli Moses. Knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet is not required as we will use transliterated scripts to focus on greetings and topical chats all while gaining the confidence of proper Hebrew pronunciation in a Hebrew speaking environment. When: Thursdays, beginning on August […]
Balance Yoga in Yiddish In this yoga class we will balance your mind and body to maintain your mental and physical fitness and to feel happy. The slow and gentle nature of this class is perfect for beginners and is also great for other students who can sink deeper into their practice. The language of […]
Rembrandt and the Jews: An Interactive Exploration Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was one of a tiny handful of artists of the pre-modern era who depicted contemporary Jews. Why was he so interested in Amsterdam’s Sephardic Jewish community? What attitudes do his images reveal? Art historian Jennifer Stern will present selected paintings and etchings to suggest […]
Healing Hearts - Yiddishland Support Group Welcome! This zoom group is an opportunity to explore your own personal experience of culture and spirituality as a Jewish person in light of October 7th, the on going conflict, and increasing antisemitic attitudes and political action occurring here in the US and around the world. The intention of […]
Chagall af Yiddish: An Interactive Exploration Join art historian Jennifer Stern and explore the beauty and importance of Marc Chagall’s art. Chagall (1887-1985) grew up speaking Yiddish in a Jewish community in what is now Belarus. In this interactive session, you will expand your knowledge of Yiddish vocabulary, explore Chagall’s life and Stern’s personal connection […]