Registration for Fall 2024 Yiddish Classes is Now Open
- Aug 14, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 11
Learn Yiddish at the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture! Our Fall 2024 beginners' and intermediate classes are open for new and returning students.
Learn Yiddish in Vancouver This Fall
As Nobel prize laureate and renowned author Isaac Bashevis Singer said in 1986,
"It is true that they were saying that we are a dead language 500 years ago. But as far as I'm concerned, Yiddish is going to be a dying language for the next 2000 years."
Yiddish has been the spoken language of Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern and Central Europe for a thousand years. It has served as the everyday expression of Jewish life -- secular, religious, and everything in between. Taught by Itamar Manoff and rooted in progressive, inclusive pedagogy, our Yiddish language program opens up worlds of history, literature, and cultural expression for adult language learners of all levels.
Join Yiddish Language Classes for Beginners (Starting Sept. 4)
In our introductory class for beginner Yiddish language learners, we will dive into the language and culture of Eastern European Jews, and explore the fascinating world of Yiddishkayt.
Using a communicative and task-based approach, we will practice basic conversational skills, learn important verbs and adjectives to describe our daily life, and learn to read and write in Yiddish! During our classes we will also learn Yiddish folks songs, get exposed to Yiddish film, art and culture and learn about the fascinating culture of Yiddish.
Classes take place at the Peretz Centre (45th and Ash St, right off Cambie) on Wednesdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Learn more and sign up
Deepen Your Language Skills with Intermediate Yiddish (Starting Sept. 5)
The Peretz Centre's intermediate Yiddish language course is based on a conversational, interactive and communicative approach to Yiddish.
In class, we will focus on deepening our conversational and expressive skills in Yiddish, all the while deepening our grammatical to allow us to engage in authentic conversation in Yiddish. In addition, we will learn Yiddish songs, read short stories and poems, watch Yiddish films, clips, interviews and more!
Classes will continue at the Peretz Centre on Thursdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. This class is filling up quick, so sign up here now!
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