

PROGRAMS OF STUDY &
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Yiddish (YID)
Instruction in Yiddish at Yeshiva University is
supported and enriched through the generosity of the Anna and Harry Singer
Endowed Fund for Yiddish Studies and the Atran Foundation.

1101, 1102 Elementary Yiddish. 3 credits.
Introduction to the written and oral language, including basic vocabulary,
grammar, composition, and conversation; Yiddish as the vernacular of Ashkenazic
Jewry; simple literary and traditional texts.
1201, 1202 Intermediate Yiddish. 3 credits.
Continuation of study of grammar, composition, and conversation; history of
Yiddish and its literature; readings from traditional and modern texts.
Prerequisite: YID 1101, 1102 or equivalent.
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