SECOND SEMESTER YIDDISH

GNS/JEWISH 405

Introduction to the Yiddish language through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Emphasis on communication with attention to cultural and historical context. Includes tasks designed to facilitate Yiddish-related research.

GERMAN 267

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.

GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279

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

GNS/JEWISH 105

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

GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269

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