
Yiddish Seminar
26 June – 14 July 2023
The 21st International Summer Seminar in Yiddish Language and Culture
How to spend a summer with Yiddish? Become a participant in a unique course in the Yiddishland center!
The Shalom Foundation and the Center for Yiddish Culture invite all Yiddish lovers to a three-week in class and virtual meeting with Yiddish language and with Jewish history, literature, culture and art, which will take place both in person and online on June 26 - July 14, 2023. Classes will be held both in-class and online.
This year's main theme is PHYSICAL CULTURE.
The program will include:
• language courses on four levels
• lectures on the Yiddish language and culture
• workshops
• tutorials and other activities
In class or from the privacy of your own home, but surrounded by participants from all over the world and under the watchful eye of the best specialists, we will once again delve into the extraordinary world of history and tradition related to the language and culture of Ashkenazi Jews.
Our teachers: Natalia Krynicka, Reyze Turner, Ethel Niborski, Magdalena Kozłowska, Karo Wegner, Philip Schwartz.
Contact us: zumerkurs@shalom.org.pl
PROGRAM
• Yiddish classes on 4 levels:
– Yiddish 1 – Karo Wegner & Ethel Niborski (in class) – 10AM – 1:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Yiddish 1 – Aleksandra Gluba-Pieprz & Anna Szyba online – minimum 7 participants required – 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Yiddish 2 – Magdalena Kozłowska & Reyze Turner (in class) – 10AM – 1:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Yiddish 3 – Natalia Krynicka & Philip Schwartz (online) – 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Yiddish 4 – Natalia Krynicka & Philip Schwartz (online) – 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
• Conversation online
– July 1 & 2, 4PM-6PM (Warsaw time) Conversation (2 meetings) online –LANGUAGE WORKOUT with Karolina Szymaniak (level 3&4 – intermediate/advanced)
– July 8 & 9, 5PM-7PM (Warsaw time) Conversation (2 meetings) online –STRETCHING with Karolina Szymaniak (level 1&2 – beginner/basic)
• Workshops in person & online
– June 30, 4PM (Warsaw time, offline), A healthy spirit on the healthy table. Summer Shabbat Dinner – culinary workshop with Alessia Di Donato DETAILS
–July 3, 1:30-3 PM (Warsaw time, online), Creative writing in Yiddish – workshop with Ethel Niborski DETAILS
–July 6 & 12, 2-2:45 PM (Warsaw time, online), Zikhroynes fun di beste yudishe sportler – reading workshop with Anna Szyba DETAILS
– July 7, 3PM (Warsaw time, offline), Sound workshop with Marek Głogowski (during the lecture&walking tour with Franciszek Bojańczyk)
–July 13, 2-3:30 PM (Warsaw time, offline), Yiddish songs workshop with Maria Ka
• Lectures in person & online
– Piotr Nazaruk, Goal of Goals: The History and Politics Behind Jewish Sports in Pre-War Lublin, June 28, 8PM (Warsaw time, online) DETAILS
– Martyna Steckiewicz, visiting Polin Museum July 6, 4PM (Warsaw time, offline)
– Janina Wurbs, Movement-games from Vilne around 1920 – an interactive lecture, July 6, 8 PM (Warsaw time, offline and online) DETAILS
– Franciszek Bojańczyk, Not only Shabes – lecture & walking tour, July 7, 3PM (Warsaw time, offline) DETAILS
– Karolina Szymaniak, Splash! Vistula river in Yiddish culture July 8, 10 AM (Warsaw time, offline)
– Mariusz Kałczewiak, Boys Showing Off. Polish-Jewish Strongmen and Boxers and the Changing Notions of Masculinity, July 10, 8PM (Warsaw time, offline and online) DETAILS
CLOSING PARTY
–July 13, 8 PM (Warsaw time, offline)
“Di shaykhesn די שײַכותן”
Połączenia – Maria Ka solo concert DETAILS
The program may be slightly changed!







Patronat nad projektem:

Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews

Jewish Historical Institute
LEARNING MODULES TO CHOOSE FROM:
1) Full seminar program: language course (at the selected level of advancement), workshops, conversation, lectures and other activities
– three-week program (including 60 h language courses)
PRICE: full: 600 euros / $650, student fee: 400 euros / $450
– two-week program (including 40 hours of language courses)
PRICE: full: 450 euros / $490, student fee: 300 euros / $325
2) The language course only
• Full module for all levels of language advancement (1-4)
– Karo Wegner, Ethel Niborski ( group 1, in class) 10AM – 1:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Aleksandra Gluba, Anna Szyba ( group 1, online) 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Magdalena Kozłowska, Reyze Turner (group 2, in class) 10AM – 1:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Natalia Krynicka, Philip Schwartz (group 3, online) 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
– Natalia Krynicka, Philip Schwartz (group 4, online) 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time, with a break)
Three-week long course (60 hours of language classes without additional offer): PRICE: full 450 euros / $490, students fee: 300 euros / $325
Two-week long course (40 hours of language classes without additional offer): PRICE: full: 300 euros / $325, students fee: 200 euros / $220
3) Partial module for advanced groups 3 and 4
You can choose one of the courses below:
– Natalia Krynicka group 3 “Physical and mental health in Yiddish literature”, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (Warsaw time) DETAILS
– Philip Schwartz group 3 “To Swim, Row, and Sail: Movement in and on the Water”, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time) DETAILS
– Natalia Krynicka group 4 “Stereotypes of women in Yiddish literature”, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Warsaw time) DETAILS
– Philip Schwartz group 4 “Exercise and Pastime”, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM (Warsaw time) DETAILS
Three-week long course (30 hours of language classes without additional offer)
PRICE: full: 250 euros / $275, students fee: 150 euros / $165
Two-week long course (20 hours of language classes without additional offer)
PRICE: 180 euros / $200, students fee: 100 euros / $110
4) Workshop module:
– 1 workshop, PRICE: 25 euros / $26
– 2 workshops, PRICE: 32 euros / $34
– 3 workshops, PRICE: 40 euros / $43
– 4 workshops, PRICE: 49 euros / $52
– 5 workshops, PRICE: 58 euros / $62
5) Conversational module (advanced):
– 1 workshop, PRICE: 10 euros / $11
– 2 workshops, PRICE: 26 euros / $28
6) Tutorial (beginners):
– 2 workshops, PRICE: 20 euros / $22
7) Lecture module
PRICE:
– 1 lecture – 6 euros / $7
– 2 lectures – 10 euros / $11
– 3 lectures – 15 euros / $16
– 4 lectures – 19 euros / $20
– 5 lectures – 23 euros / $24
– 6 lectures – 28 euros / $30
Bank transfer details:
Fundacja Shalom
ul. Senatorska 35
00-099 Warszawa
NIP: 526-10-26-136
Santander Bank
For USD
PL 69 1910 1123 2200 2941 2121 0002
SWIFT: WBKPPLPPXXX
For EUR
PL 42 1910 1123 2200 2941 2121 0003
SWIFT: WBKPPLPPXXX
You can pay by PayPal. Our e-mail there is: shalom@shalom.org.pl. Please add 4% for fees if you pay by PayPal. Thank you!
Deadline for submitting applications: 20 June, 2023
Deadline for applying for scholarships: 30 May, 2023
Contact us: zumerkurs@shalom.org.pl

Projekt dofinansowany przez Stowarzyszenie Żydowski Instytut Historyczny

Projekt dofinansowany ze środków Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji
Shalom Foundation and Centre for Yiddish Culture proudly announce
The 1st International Winter Mini Seminar in Yiddish Language and Culture ON-LINE
26-28 February & 5-7 March 2021
Jewish winter? The Shalom Foundation in cooperation with the Center for Yiddish Culture invite all Yiddish lovers to a virtual meeting with Yiddish language and with Jewish literature and culture, which will take place through the ZOOM platform on two weekends: 26 -28 February and 5-7 March. Leitmotif: winter holiday!
Warsaw Yiddishists cannot wait any longer until our traditional summer seminar, so they want to spend also winter holidays together with you! Thanks to online teaching we will be able to meet our friends from all around the world and learn Yiddish during language classes and special events. Through the lectures and workshops you will not only immerse yourself in the history of Jewish holidays as well as the language and culture of Ashkenazi Jews, but also just to… relax from the comfort of your own home!
Contact us: winterwakacjes@gmail.com
Project coordinators: Natalia Chmielarz & Michalina Jadczak
PROGRAM
• Yiddish classes on 2 levels (10 h):
– Yiddish – intermediate (levels 2&3); Winter holidays [DETAILS]
teacher: Anna Szyba (University of Warsaw);
Class hours (Warsaw time):
1st Weekend:
– 26.02 – 6.30pm-8.00pm
– 27.02 – 12.00pm-1.30pm; 3.00pm-4.30pm
– 28.02 – 12.00 pm -1.30 pm; 3.00 pm -4.30 pm
2nd Weekend:
– 5.03 – 6.30pm -8.00pm
– 6.03 – 12.00pm -1.30pm; 3.00pm-4.30pm
– 7.03 – 12.00pm -1.30pm; 3.00pm -4.30 pm
– Yiddish – advanced (levels 3&4); I miss you snow [DETAILS]
teacher: Karolina Szymaniak (University of Wrocław, Jewish Historical Institute)
Class hours (Warsaw time):
1st weekend:
– 26.02 – 6.30pm-8.00pm
– 27.02 – 12.00pm-1.30pm; 3.00pm-4.30pm
– 28.02 – 12.00 pm -1.30 pm; 3.00 pm -4.30 pm
2nd Weekend:
– 5.03 – 6.30pm -8.00pm
– 6.03 – 12.00pm -1.30pm; 3.00pm-4.30pm
– 7.03 – 12.00pm -1.30pm; 3.00pm -4.30 pm
• workshop (3 h)
– for YIDDISH – intermediate
– 1st weekend
27.02, 6.00pm-7.30pm The reading of Yiddish manuscripts: Anna Szyba (University of Warsaw) [DETAILS]
– 2nd weekend
6.03, 6.00pm-7.30pm Shmuel Winter about Yiddish press: Reyze Turner (Maison de la Culture Yiddish) [DETAILS]
– for YIDDISH – advanced
– 1st weekend
27.02, 6.00pm-7.30pm Shmuel Winter about Yiddish press: Reyze Turner (Maison de la Culture Yiddish)
– 2nd weekend
6.03, 6.00pm-7.30pm The reading of Yiddish manuscripts: Anna Szyba (University of Warsaw)
• lectures
– 26.02, 4.00pm-5.00pm – Queen Esther in Furs: Purim Balls and the Literary Imagination, led by: Sonia Gollance (University of Vienna) [in English] [DETAILS]
– 28.02, 6.00pm – “Der Dibuk” by The Ester Rachel and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theater (directed by Szymon Szurmiej for Polish television in 1979)
– 5.03 5.00pm-6.00pm –Medem Sanatorium, led by: Magdalena Kozłowska (University of Warsaw) [in English]
– 7.03 5.00pm – 6.00pm – Zakopane in Yiddish literature, led by: Natalia Krynicka (Maison de la Culture Yiddish) [in Yiddish] [DETAILS]
Additional activities: Online screening of archival theatre plays directed for the Jewish Theater in Warsaw.
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LEARNING MODULES TO CHOOSE FROM:
1) Full seminar program: language course (at the selected level of advancement) + workshop module + lecture module
– one weekend (26-28.02)
PRICE: 100 euro, 125$
– two weekends (26-28.02 + 5-7.03)
PRICE: 200 euro, 250$
2) The language course only
both weekends (26-28.02 + 5-7.03)
PRICE: 130 euro, 170$
3) Workshop module:
both weekends (26-28.02 + 5-7.03)
PRICE: 90 euro, 86$
4) Lectures module:
PRICE: 7 euro/ 10$ (for 1 from 4)
You are required to pay in advance 30% of price within 3 labor days after the confirmation of the registration. It is understood that in case of unjustified cancellation or “no show” during the course the advance payment will not be refunded.
Rest of the payment (70%) is to be paid till 15th February 2021.
Bank transfer details:
Fundacja Shalom
ul. Senatorska 35
00-099 Warszawa
NIP: 526-10-26-136
Santander Bank
For USD
PL 69 1910 1123 2200 2941 2121 0002
SWIFT: WBKPPLPPXXX
For EUR
PL 42 1910 1123 2200 2941 2121 0003
SWIFT: WBKPPLPPXXX
You can pay by PayPal. Our e-mail there is: shalom@shalom.org.pl. Please add 4% for fees if you pay by PayPal. Thank you!
Deadline for submitting applications: 22 February, 2021
ATTENTION! The Organiser reserves the right to cancel the event in case of an insufficient number of participants.
Contact us: winterwakacjes@gmail.com