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SUNNY YUDKOFF

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Raw average: 4.03/5 from 29 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Sunny is awesome. Her lectures are incredibly well structured and engaging. She gives great feedback on assignments and allows resubmissions for everything but the final paper. She is obviously very passionate about the subject matter and it shows in the quality of her lectures.
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JEWISH 230
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I really enjoyed Professor Yudkoffs class! She was engaging and made the content interesting and easy to learn. She expects a lot from her students but is always willing to help and answer questions. Attendance in class is mandatory but the lectures are interesting and she engages the class throughout.
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
She is an exceptional thinker and teacher! I really enjoyed my class with her.
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JEWISH 230
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
She loves taking random half points and full points off on assignments which at first does not seem like a problem. Half of the time there won't even be an explanation for why these half points were taken off. These points add up and add up causing my grade to keep dropping. I email her over and over to receive a bull shit response.
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JEWISH 230
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
A lot of these comments had problems with Professor Yudkoff but I didn't see her class this way. I took her for Jewish Humor, and while some lectures could be dry, I found her engaging. She made her expectations clear and allowed re-dos on assignments, exams, and essays based on feedback. There are a lot of readings but be sure to do them!
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JEWISH 230
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
She is an absolute loser. Hate this lady. Should not be teaching anyone, even pre schoolers. She stinks and is meaner than a bully in a Disney movie. On Wisconsin, but not on with her.
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Classes with SUNNY YUDKOFF

GERMAN/GNS/JEWISH 240

Health and Hotels in Central Europe

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This course introduces spaces of leisure and medical recuperation in Central Europe, focusing on cross-cultural exchange and post-Holocaust reflections.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Sunny Yudkoff

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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample
GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279

Yiddish Literature and Culture in America

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This course explores American Yiddish creative works including poetry, fiction, theater, and cinema by European Jews in the US.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Sunny Yudkoff

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026GERMAN/GNS/JEWISH 240Health and Hotels in Central Europe
Spring 2026GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279Yiddish Literature and Culture in America
Fall 2025GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe
Fall 2025JEWISH/LITTRANS 318Modern Jewish Literature
Spring 2025GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279Yiddish Literature and Culture in America
Spring 2025JEWISH 230Elementary Topics in Jewish Literature
Spring 2025JEWISH 699Directed Study
Fall 2024GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe
Fall 2024JEWISH/LITTRANS 318Modern Jewish Literature
Spring 2024GERMAN 990Individual Research in Literature
Fall 2023GERMAN 990Individual Research in Literature
Spring 2023GERMAN 990Individual Research in Literature
Spring 2023GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279Yiddish Literature and Culture in America
Spring 2023JEWISH 350What Is Jewish Studies?
Fall 2022ENGL 457Topic in American Literature and Culture Since 1900
Fall 2022GERMAN 990Individual Research in Literature
Fall 2022GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 269Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe
Fall 2022JEWISH 430Intermediate Topics in Jewish Literature
Spring 2022GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2021ENGL 457Topic in American Literature and Culture Since 1900
Fall 2021FRENCH/GERMAN/HISTORY/POLISCI/SOC 804Interdisciplinary Western European Area Studies Seminar
Fall 2021GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2021JEWISH 430Intermediate Topics in Jewish Literature
Fall 2020ENGL 156Literature and Medicine
Fall 2020ENGL 457Topic in American Literature and Culture Since 1900
Fall 2020JEWISH 430Intermediate Topics in Jewish Literature
Fall 2020JEWISH 699Directed Study
Spring 2020GERMAN/JEWISH/LITTRANS 279Yiddish Literature and Culture in America
Spring 2020JEWISH 699Directed Study
Fall 2019ENGL 156Literature and Medicine
Fall 2019ENGL/JEWISH 539Jewish Literatures in Diaspora
Fall 2019GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2019GERMAN 758Topics in Contemporary German
Fall 2018ENGL 156Literature and Medicine
Fall 2018ENGL/JEWISH 539Jewish Literatures in Diaspora
Fall 2017JEWISH 699Directed Study
Spring 2017GERMAN 799Independent Study
Spring 2017JEWISH 230Elementary Topics in Jewish Literature
Spring 2017LITTRANS 229Representation of the Jew in Eastern European Cultures
Fall 2016ENGL 176Topics in Literature and Film
Fall 2016ENGL 182Introduction to Literature for Honors
Fall 2016GERMAN 799Independent Study
Fall 2016JEWISH 230Elementary Topics in Jewish Literature

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