News in mame-loshn: Reading der Forverts in Yiddish

News in mame-loshn: Reading der Forverts in Yiddish 3

Strengthen your Yiddish reading and translation skills in this 5-week online course for Advanced-level students. Guided entirely in Yiddish, this class offers a warm, supportive environment where you’ll read and translate selected articles from Der Forverts, a cornerstone of Yiddish-language writing. Along the way, you’ll expand your vocabulary and deepen your understanding of modern and historical Yiddish culture—all at your own pace, without pressure or comparison.

The images featured above were provided courtesy of the Forward.

When: Tuesdays, starting on January 5, ending on February 2
1–2 p.m. PT / 3–4 p.m. CT / 4–5 p.m. ET / 10–11 p.m. Central Europe

Where: Online via Zoom

Cost:

Early Bird: $150 for all 5 weeks or $30 for each 60-minute online class (early bird, if paid before Tuesday, December 22, 2026)

Student Pricing (Upload ID): $150 all 5 weeks or $30 for a 60-minute online class

Regular Pricing: $175 for all 5 weeks or $35 for each 60-minute online class

Instructor: Tetyana Yakovleva

Tetyana studied Comparative Literature, Classical, Slavic, Jewish, and Media Studies at the universities of Kharkiv, Regensburg, Bari, and San Diego. She received her PhD in Slavic and Jewish Studies from the University of Regensburg in 2019 and since then she has been teaching for YAAANA.