Middlebury

INTD1256A-W22

Beginner Yiddish

Antifascist Yiddish for Beginners
While the Nazis massacred the majority of the world’s Yiddish speakers during the Holocaust, in this course we will focus on learning the decimated yet defiant language through the remarkable stories of Jewish women who rose up to fight back against the fascists. By engaging with primary source materials, including underground call to arms, ghetto songs, and partisan poetry, we will build vocabulary and develop an understanding of grammar. We will also look at the history of progressive Yiddish activism in the United States, foster conversational proficiency to discuss its lingering legacy, and explore literary translation as a feminist intervention.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
11683
Subject Code:
INTD
Course Number:
1256
Section Identifier:
A

Course

INTD 1256

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Winter 2022

INTD1256A-W22 Lecture (Saper)