Visit Yiddishland La Paz!
2026-03-22, 2026-03-23, 2026-03-24, 2026-03-25, 2026-03-26, 2026-03-27, 2026-03-28, 2026-03-29 and 1 more date
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.

Pesach concert with Zisl Slepovitch
2026-03-29 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
D. Zisl Slepovitch
Ph.D. (Musicology)

Woodwinds, Keyboards, Vocals, Ethnomusicologist, Conductor, Music Director, Composer, Voice-Over, Yiddish Educator

Research Affiliate / Musician-in-Residence, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale UniversityLitvakus klezmer collective – Zisl Slepovitch Trio – Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble – The Beary Brothers
http://zislepovitch.com +1-917-859-8590

When: Sunday, March 29, 2026, 8 a.m.– 9 a.m. GMT / 4-5 a.m. ET / 10-11 a.m. CET.
Where: on Zoom
Cost:
Early bird: $20(if registered before Sunday, March 19, 2026)
Regular admission: $30

Conversational Hebrew for Beginners
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-05 19:00 - 19:30 (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 14, ending on Tuessday May 5.

Cost:

Early Bird: $125 for 4 sessions (available until Tuesday, April 7)

Regular Admission: $145 for 4 classes

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.

Conversational Hebrew for intermediate and advanced students
2026-04-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-30 19:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Conversational Hebrew Classes are the perfect opportunity to take your Hebrew fluency to the next level. In this advanced-level course, you will broaden your vocabulary, talk about diverse factual topics, and gain the ability to give and receive detailed instructions in Hebrew. Students will strengthen their conversational skills through guided dialogues, role-playing activities, and interactive discussions.
Over the course of four engaging sessions, you will not only improve your speaking and listening abilities but also learn useful Hebrew idioms that bring conversations to life. By the end of these Conversational Hebrew Classes, you will be able to hold meaningful discussions on subjects such as Israeli music, art, culture, and current events. The class will also explore expressions that are common in everyday life, helping you communicate naturally and confidently.
When: Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. PT (9:00 p.m. CT, 10:00 p.m. ET), starting on April 16 and ending on May 7.
Cost:

Early Bird: $125 for 4 sessions (available until April 9)

Regular Admission: $145 for 4 classes

Instructor: Jana Galek Lew
Jana is an experienced Hebrew 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. Currently, she teaches Jewish Studies and Hebrew at a Jewish elementary school in Mexico City, bringing her expertise, energy, and passion for language learning to every class.

The Old Rebbe: Yehuda Pen and the Birth of Jewish Fine Art
2026-05-31 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Jennifer Stern will talk about the painter Yehuda Pen, who was Marc Chagall’s first art teacher in Vitebsk, Russia.
Pen was not an obviously revolutionary artist; he trained at the art academy in St. Petersburg and painted in an old-fashioned style. But he was the first Russian artist to combine traditional techniques with openly Jewish subject matter – drawn not from the Hebrew Bible but from the daily lives of ordinary Jews. Pen invented “Jewish fine art” in Russia, and passed on this innovation to the mostly Jewish students at his Vitebsk art school.
Chagall, El Lissitzky, Solomon Yudovin and other Pen students embraced the avant-garde, but in a distinctively Jewish way. Without “the Old Rebbe,” Chagall’s affectionate nickname for Pen, Jewish modern art in Russia (and beyond) might never have existed.
Come learn about Pen himself and about some of his famous students.
When: Sunday, May 31, 2026, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. PT / 2–3 p.m. ET / 8–9 p.m. CET.
Where: on Zoom
Cost:
Early bird: $18 (if registered before Sunday, May 17, 2026)
Regular admission: $25
Jennifer Stern lives near Boston, Massachusetts. She has an MA in Art History from Yale University. She dedicated 26 years of service to the Art History Department at Brandeis University. She writes about art and culture in English and Yiddish for the Forverts.

Jews and Classical Music
2026-09-13 11:00 - 12:40 (America/Denver) | Zoom
This will be a lecture that includes photos and music.
When: Sunday, September 13, 2026, 11 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. PT / 12 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. MST / 1 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. CST / 2 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. EST
Where: Online (Zoom)
Cost:
Early bird pricing: $20 per lecture
Regular pricing: $25 per lecture
Artist Name: Yale Strom
Artist’s Bio: Yale Strom (violin) is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history. With a master’s degree in Yiddish Studies, he has conducted extensive ethnographic research across Eastern Europe on Jewish and Romani musical culture.
His fieldwork shaped the repertoire of his klezmer band Hot Pstromi and informed his work directing 10 award-winning documentary films, including The Last Klezmer (Oscar short-list).
Strom has written 15 books and two award-winning audio dramas, recorded 20 CDs, and presented numerous photo exhibitions in North America and Europe. His latest documentary, Recordially Yours: Lou Curtiss (2023), explores the life of San Diego audiophile-ethnomusicologist Lou Curtiss; he is currently developing a musical on Marc and Bella Chagall. Strom was Artist-in-Residence in Jewish Studies at San Diego State University (2006–2020). He now teaches in the Music Department and previously taught at New York University. His first historical novel, The Autobiography of the Offenbacher, will be published in 2026.
