Yiddishland California

Visit Yiddishland La Paz!
2026-03-09, 2026-03-10, 2026-03-11, 2026-03-12, 2026-03-13, 2026-03-14, 2026-03-15, 2026-03-16 and 14 more dates
Visit Yiddishland La Paz!

By Yiddish Arts and Academics Assn. of N. America
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Overview

Visit Yiddishland’s new cultural center in La Paz, Mexico!

Yiddishland is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to expand awareness of the beauty and joy of Yiddishkeit and to preserve and advance the Yiddish language and culture in the United States, Mexico and beyond. Visits of Yiddishland La Paz are available by appointment. Please feel free to book a tour using the form below. We ask visitors for a $5 donation, which helps sustain the center. Address will be provided upon RSVP.

Let`s Learn Polish at Yiddishland!
2026-03-09 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Let`s Learn Polish at Yiddishland!

Due to popular demand, we are glad to announce that we are continuing with our classes for beginner students.
When: Mondays, February 2 – March 9: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. PT / 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. CT / 4 – 5:30 p.m. ET / 9 – 10:30 p.m. UK / 10 – 11:30 p.m. Central Europe
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost:
Early Bird: $155 ( 6 Classes ), if registered before Monday January 26.
Regular Admission: $215
Instructor: Marta Kowalczyk
Marta graduated in Polish philology at the University of Adam Mickiewicz and postgraduate studies in teaching Polish as a foreign language, also at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Since 2016, she has been teaching Polish at Migrant Info Point, a non-governmental organization supporting migrants living in Poznań. she works with people at all levels of knowledge of the Polish language.

Let`s Learn Polish at Yiddishland II
2026-03-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
This course offers a thoughtful introduction to the Polish language and an opportunity to explore culture and conversation in a supportive, international setting. It is perfect for first-time learners and focused on useful, real-life language you can start using right away.
When: Tuesdays, February 10 – March 17: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. CT / 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET / 10 – 11:00 p.m. UK / 11 – 12:00 a.m. Central Europe
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost:
Early Bird: $155 ( 6 Classes ), if registered before Sunday February 8.
Regular Admission: $215
Instructor: Marta Kowalczyk
Marta graduated in Polish philology at the University of Adam Mickiewicz and postgraduate studies in teaching Polish as a foreign language, also at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Since 2016, she has been teaching Polish at Migrant Info Point, a non-governmental organization supporting migrants living in Poznań. she works with people at all levels of knowledge of the Polish language.

Special Screening With Yale Storm and Elizabeth Schwartz
2026-03-21 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sherman Heights in San Diego
Join us for the second screening in our new monthly Yiddishland Movie Club series as we celebrate Yiddish culture through cinema, conversation, and community.
This month, we will once again enjoy a surprise film selection, and we are thrilled to welcome facilitators from our Board of Advisors – Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz. Following the screening, they will lead an engaging conversation about the film. Come gather with fellow lovers of Yiddish culture for an intimate evening of storytelling, insight, and connection.

When : Saturday, March 21, 2026, 6:30–8:30 p.m. PT / 8:30–10:30 p.m. CST / 9:30–11:30 p.m. EST
Where : In person in a residential venue in Sherman Heights in San Diego
Cost :
Early bird : $5
Regular admission : $10
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Pesach concert with Zisl Slepovitch
2026-03-29 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Multiinstrumentalist, singer, composer, and music scholar, D. Zisl Slepovitch, invites you to join him for an online program of Passover – Pesach songs coming from various facets of Jewish tradition. The program includes a lot of newly discovered, obsolete, fun, educational songs, niggunim, and instrumental pieces.

http://zislepovitch.com
When: Sunday, March 29, 2026, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT / 1–2 p.m. CST / 2–3 p.m. EST / 7–8 p.m. CET / 8–9 p.m. in Israel
Where: on Zoom
Cost:
Early bird: $20 (if registered before Friday, March 27, 2026)
Regular admission: $30
Performer:
D. Zisl Slepovitch was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus and has been a New Yorker since 2008. He is a critically acclaimed Jewish music scholar (PhD, Belarusian State Academy of Music), performer (woodwinds, keyboards), conductor, music producer, band leader, educator (music, Yiddish language), composer / arranger, and a musician-actor. He is a founding member of Litvakus klezmer band, Musician-in-Residence at the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale University, and pianist and music coordinator at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue (NYC). His recent credits include Musical Treasures from Sofia Magid’s Jewish Collection (music folios, 2 volumes), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (off-Broadway), Defiance movie, and more.

Intermediate-Advanced Yiddish Conversation with Osian Sharma
2026-04-26 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
For students looking to practise their speaking skills or to enjoy conversation with other Yiddish learners, this class will involve a series of fun exercises and games to put vocabulary and grammar to use. Each class will introduce a topic through a Yiddish song or short text, followed by open discussion, some imaginative games, and hopefully no curses!
When: Sundays, April 26 – June 7
10:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. Israel
Cost:

Early Bird: $194 (available until Sunday, April 19)
Regular Admission: $245

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Teacher: Osian Sharma
Osian (Oshn) Evans Sharma is a Yiddish teacher from the UK. He has studied Yiddish at University College London, and courses in Tel Aviv, Berlin and Paris. He has led Yiddish poetry courses online for Babel’s Blessing Language School and in-person workshops at the Shtetl Berlin Festival, the Maison de la Culture Yiddish and the Yiddish Sof-Vokh UK, which he also helps to organise. He teaches at the summer programme ‘Ot Azoy’ and recently completed a pedagogy fellowship at the Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, MA).

ADVANCED JUDEO-SPANISH (ADVANCED LADINO)
2026-04-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
This course is intended for students with prior exposure to Ladino who wish to strengthen their reading, speaking, and grammatical awareness. The course methodology is based on three main components: learning and reinforcing the official Latin-script orthography of Judeo-Spanish, reading a wide range of texts from different genres, and developing guided class discussions in Ladino based on the readings.
Students will work with materials from both the Sephardi literary tradition and contemporary Ladino sources, including humorous narratives, fables, historical and cultural texts, folklore, poetry, and traditional songs. Grammar instruction will emerge directly from the texts and will address key topics such as pronoun systems, verb tenses and moods, and especially contrasts such as perfect vs. imperfect and indicative vs. subjunctive.
Through gradual practice, students will enrich their vocabulary, improve lexical access in spontaneous speech, and transform their intuitive knowledge of Ladino into a more conscious and accurate command of the language, resulting in greater fluency and confidence in communication.

When: Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 11:00 am PT, 1:00 CT, 2:00 pm ET
Where: on Zoom
Cost:
Early bird: 5 classes for $270
Regular admission: 5 classes for $300
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Performer:
Esther Rute holds a BA in Semitic Philology (Complutense U.) and two MA in Jewish History and Spanish Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI). She is a certified language teacher (HUJI) and Ladino instructor at the Sephardi Community Council of Jerusalem and the Instituto Cervantes in Tel Aviv. She is also the External Advisor to the National Authority for Ladino (ANL) and Deputy Editor of Aki Yerushalayim. Her main position is Head of the International & Israeli Section at the Guiding Department of Yad Vashem, Jerusalem.

Conversational Hebrew for Beginners
2026-04-28 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Have you ever wondered how to ask for food in a restaurant, understand basic expressions, or express your feelings in Hebrew? If so, this is the course for you! After the first lessons, you will be able to request information about prices, meals, and everyday life situations in a natural way, enriching your vocabulary and improving your confidence when speaking Hebrew.
When: Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. PT (9:00 p.m. CT, 10:00 p.m. ET), starting on Tuesday, April 28, ending on Tuesday, May 19
Cost:

Early Bird: $125 for 4 sessions (available until Sunday, April 19)
Regular Admission: $145 for 4 classes

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Instructor: Jana Galek Lew
Jana Galek Lew is an experienced Hebrew and Yiddish instructor with over 15 years of teaching students of all ages. She holds a diploma in teaching Hebrew as a second language from Universidad Hebraica and an MA in Education and Jewish Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Jana currently teaches Jewish Studies and Hebrew at a Jewish elementary school in Mexico City, where she combines cultural insights with an engaging, accessible teaching style.
