YIDDISH SONG AND THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE

GERMAN 267

Course Description

Explores Yiddish song as an expression of the modern Jewish experience from Eastern Europe to the US. Covers folk song, popular and art music. Music and readings together provide an analytical framework to examine cultural and historical issues.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3 to 4

Offered

Spring, Summer

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Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Pamela POTTER

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GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269

Exploration of European Yiddish fiction, poetry, folklore, and cinema, with a focus on works of the 19th and 20th centuries.

SECOND SEMESTER YIDDISH

GNS/JEWISH 106

Introduction to the Yiddish language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Emphasis on communication with attention to cultural and historical context.

YIDDISH LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN AMERICA

GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279

Exploration of American Yiddish poetry, fiction, theater, and cinema created by European Jews in the United States.

TOPICS IN GERMAN AND/OR YIDDISH CULTURE

GERMAN 266

Introduction to diverse cultural expressions of German and/or Yiddish speakers worldwide.

FIRST SEMESTER YIDDISH

GNS/JEWISH 105

Introduction to the Yiddish language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Emphasis on communication with attention to cultural and historical context.

YIDDISH SONG AND THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE

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