Yiddishland California

Leyenkrayz for Intermediate and Advanced Students with Tanya Yakovleva
2023-02-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-08 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
In this course conducted entirely in Yiddish, students of intermediate II level will practice reading and translating skills without judgment and comparisons. We will continue to read and translate Itsik Manger’s satirical novel Di vunderlekhe lebns-bashraybung fun Shmuel-Abe Abervo (Dos bukh fun gan-eydn) / The Amazing Life Story of Shmuel-Abe Abervo (The Book of the Garden of Eden) written in 1939. You will learn a new vocabulary and have an understanding of the Yiddish history and culture.
When:
For 10 sessions every Wednesday, from January 11 to March 15
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Where:
Online via Zoom
Tuition:

$230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 60-minute online class
Early Bird (before December 28): $180 all 10 weeks or $20 for a 60-minute online class
Students: $180 all 10 weeks or $20 for a 60-minute online class

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Leyenkrayz for Beginners and Intermediates with Tanya Yakovleva
2023-02-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-02-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-16 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
In this course, students of beginner and intermediate level will practice reading and translating skills without judgment and comparisons. We will read different texts, translate them and learn grammar. You will learn a new vocabulary and have an understanding of the Yiddish history and culture.
When:
For 10 sessions every Thursday from January 12 to March 16
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PT
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
Where:
Online via Zoom
Tuition:

$230 all 10 weeks or $25 for a 60-minute online class
Early Bird (before December 29): $180 all 10 weeks or $20 for a 60-minute online class
Students: $180 all 10 weeks or $20 for a 60-minute online class

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Yiddish for Beginners with Avi Fried
2023-02-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an alef-beys (alphabet) learning course that will teach how to read Yiddish in Yiddish. We will start with vowels and add consonants, until we are familiar and comfortable with the letters. This class requires no previous knowledge or exposure to Yiddish. By the end of the first class, one will have the ability to read a full Yiddish sentence. The main goal of this program is for the student to feel comfortable and confidant with reading in Yiddish. We will begin to learn the basics of expression (wanting, having, being, doing…) as well as becoming familiar with Yiddish verbs and conjugation. This is a go-light-go-easy style class; no pressure, no shaming – all taught with humor from The Simpsons!
When:
6 online sessions on Sundays, from January 15 – February 19
11:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. PT
1:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m. CT
2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. ET
Where:
Online via Zoom
Tuition:
$150 all 6 weeks or $25 for a 60-minute online class.
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What is Yiddish? Who still speaks Yiddish? Why should we care?
2023-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Yiddishland California and Zoom
If you seek answers to these questions, this is an event for you. Learn about the origins and development of Yiddish and get your questions answered by our CEO Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Drink a glass of wine, enjoy some nosh, and mingle with other people with interest in the La Jolla area.
When:
Friday, February 24, 2023
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. PT
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. CT
10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. ET
Where:
In-person at Yiddishland and online via Zoom
Price:
Sliding scale – the sooner you register, the less you pay!

$20 if you register by Dec 30 for in-person attendance
$30 if you register by Jan 6 for in-person attendance
$40 if you register between Jan 7 and 13 for in person attendance
$10 for early bird Zoom participation (expires on Jan 6)
$18 for last-minute registration

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Learn Yiddish through Songs with Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh
2023-02-27 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-20 18:30 - 19:30 | Yiddishland California and Zoom
Learn some well-known and some lesser-known Yiddish tunes with local Yiddishist Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Discover the rich Yiddish history behind various theater songs, folk songs, tavern songs, lullabies, and other songs. Imagine a night in a shtetl, learning, analyzing, singing, and schmoozing with friends — and a glass of wine in hand.
When:
On Mondays, on Jan 23, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, March 13, and March 20
6:30-7:30 p.m. PT
8:30-9:30 p.m. CT
9:30-10:30 p.m. ET
Where:
At Yiddishland CA, 1128 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA, 92037, and online via Zoom
Tuition:

$30 per session or $150 for 6 classes
Early Bird: $25 per session or $130 for 6 classes
Online classes on Zoom: $25 per session or $145 for 6 classes
Early Bird on Zoom: $20 per session or $125 for 6 classes

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Spring Forward Storytime Scavenger Hunt
2023-03-11 08:00 - 17:00
To celebrate Spring Forward, La Jolla Village Merchants Association and the Riford Library are inviting you to a free family event composed of special storytime with Ms. Katia from Riford and Ms. Sonia from Warwick’s. People can come to La Jolla Village for snacks, prizes, goodies, art, and of course stories!

Spring Forward Storytime Scavenger Hunt
2023-03-12 11:00 - 14:00 | 1111 Prospect, Sotheby’s Plaza., 1111 Prospect St #100, La Jolla, 92037, United States

Immigration Stories through Yiddish Autobiography
2023-03-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Zoom
אימיגראַציע: זיך אויסוואָרצלען, זיך געזעגענען אפֿשר אויף אייביק, נײַע חלומות און האָפֿענונגען…
אין דעם קורס וועלן מיר לייענען אויטאָביאָגראַפֿישע טעקסטן וואָס קאָנצענטרירן זיך אויף אימיגראַציע, געשריבן סײַ פֿון מענער סײַ פֿון פֿרויען פֿון דעם שפּעט נײַנצעטן ביז אין מיטן צוואַנציקסטן יאָרהונדערט, ווי למשל מרדכי אַלפּערסאָן (אַרגענטינע), מלכּה לי (אַמעריקע), פֿאַלק זאָלף (קאַנאַדע), און דבֿורה דיין (ישׂראל). גראַמאַטיק וועט גנעומען ווערן פֿון די שריפֿטן.
שבֿע צוקער האָט געלערנט און געהאַלטן רעפֿעראַטן װעגן דער ייִדישער שפּראַך, ליטעראַטור און קולטור אױף פֿינף קאָנטינענטן. זי איז אַ לאַנגיאָריקע לערערין אין דער אוריאל װײַנרײַך־פּראָגראַם אין דער ייִדישער שפּראַך, ליטעראַטור און קולטור בײַם ייִװאָ אין ניו־יאָרק. זי איז די מחברטע פֿון די לערנביכער ייִדיש: אַן אַרײַנפֿיר: לשון, ליטעראַטור און קולטור, באַנד 1 און 2 און איז 15 יאָר געווען דער אױספֿיר־סעקרעטאַר פֿון דער ייִדיש־ליגע װי אױך דער רעדאַקטאָר פֿון איר זשורנאַל אױפֿן שװעל.
Immigration: Uprooting, leave taking perhaps forever, new dreams and hopes. We will read autobiographical writings focusing on immigration, choosing from the memoirs of both male and female memoirists such as Mordkhe Alperson (Argentina), Malke Li (America), Falk Zolf (Canada), and Dvoyre Dayan (Israel), ranging from the late-nineteenth to the mid- twentieth century. Grammar to be studied will be drawn from these writings.
When:
For 6 sessions in total on Mondays, from January 9 to February 13, 2023
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PT
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CT
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET
Where:
Online via Zoom
Tuition:
$35 for each session or 6 sessions for $180
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Songs of The Jewish Ukrainian Heartland
2023-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 | residential venue, Scripps Ranch, San Diego, United States
As war rages on in one of the main homelands of Yiddish culture, we join together to sing the songs and tell the stories of our shared homeland. Songs of forbidden loves, boy soldiers, the wonders of nature and looming dangers, these songs of the last centuries have sadly never been less relevant. Ukraine was also the source of our most important collections of old time klezmer tunes. In this program three of the world’s most in-demand Klezmer musicians bring together this diverse repertoire to paint a picture of Jewish life in Ukraine and stand in solidarity with our friends fighting for their freedom.
Michael Alpert is one of the most well known living Yiddish culture bearers, having been involved in the revitalization of Yiddish music and dance on both coasts of the US and abroad since its inception in the late 70’s. Known for his work with bands such as Kapelye, Brave Old World, Itzhak Perlman and more, the 2015 recipient of the Nation Heritage Award is joined by two of the driving forces in the thriving Berlin klezmer scene – celebrated Latvian singer Sasha Lurje and violinist, composer and arranger Craig Judelman.
After teaching and performing together at klezmer festivals and workshops around the world, from Israel to Sao Paulo, Krakow, Montreal, New York and everywhere in between, these artists launched this new trio in 2020. Sadly after playing only 2 concerts, Covid got in the way. Now they join together in the midst of another tragedy, embarking on a rare west coast tour to raise money and stand in solidarity with their friends and loved ones under the clouds of war.
We would like to thank the UCSD Jewish Studies Program for generously co-sponsoring this event.

April First Friday Art Walk in La Jolla – Peysakh
2023-04-07 04:00 - 19:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
We will be participating in La Jolla’s monthly art walk and will have a variety of artwork and Judaica available for purchase. The topic of the Art Walk at our gallery will be Purim. Join us for drinks, snacks, entertainment, and the opportunity to see wonderful, original artwork. A free parking pass registration form will be sent to guests who register before 10 a.m. on Friday, April 7.

First Friday Art Walk “An Unorthodox Unboxing”
2023-07-07 16:00 - 19:00 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
We will be participating in La Jolla’s monthly art walk and will have a variety of artwork and Judaica available for purchase. The topic of the Art Walk at our gallery will be “an unorthodox unboxing”. Join us for drinks, snacks, entertainment, and the opportunity to see wonderful, original artwork. A free parking pass registration form will be sent to guests who register before 10 a.m. on Friday, July 7.

YAAANA and Yiddishland Supporter Appreciation Event – Live Klezmer Music by Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz
2023-07-09 16:00
Save the Date for our special supporter appreciation event.

Strength, Flexibility and Yiddish Energy Yoga in Yiddish (with English Translation)
2023-08-27 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom
Save the Date for our Energy Yoga in Yiddish

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Go Light, Go Easy!
2023-08-27 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
Save the Date for our Yiddish Beginner Course with Avi Fried!

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“Schlepping and Schmoozing along The Interestate 5” – A book talk by Donald H. Harrison
2023-08-27 16:00
Save the Date for our interesting book talk by Donald H. Harrison.

Yiddish Grammar Workshops with Katerina Kuznetsova
2023-09-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Save the Date for Yiddish Grammar Workshops with Katerina Kuznetsova

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Movie Screening of “The Yidishe Gauchos”– A film by Mark Freeman
2023-09-09 20:00
Save the Date for our movie screening “The Yidishe Gauchos” by Mark Freeman.

Dos, di, der: Workshop on Yiddish Nouns
2023-10-07 09:00 - 2023-10-08 10:00 | Zoom
In this two-part workshop, we will cover all the essential topics regarding Yiddish nouns. You will get a clear picture of how they behave and why. We will dig into theory and see how it helps us in practice.

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“Letters to My Father” – A book talk by Kathleen A. Balgley
2023-10-07 19:30
Save the date for an interesting book talk “Letters to My Father” by Kathleen A. Balgley.

Conversational Yiddish for Beginners
2023-10-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Yiddishland California, 1128 Wall St., La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Save the Date for Conversational Yiddish For Beginners with Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh

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Seminar on Yiddish Prepositions
2023-10-15 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
All these oyf, bay, keyn, fun… So short but extremely important words that help us put the words in a phrase together. Prepositions usually have many meanings and can be used in different contexts. We will focus on the ones that are most of all confusing for English speakers, i.e. the ones that sound like English prepositions but have completely different meanings. Participants will be able to ask questions, and we will do a lot of exercises together!

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