International Association of Yiddish Clubs

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ייִדיש אומבאַצױמט

  • רפֿאל פֿינקל
  • raphael@cs.uky.edu
  • Wednesdays  2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Readings
  • Level: Predominantly Yiddish
  • Yiddish required

Houston Yiddish Vinkel

  • Website: http://www.yiddishvinkelhouston.org/
  • Mina Graur
  • minagraur@yahoo.com
  • Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. CST
  • Speakers, reading, songs, literature, video
  • Level: Predominantly Yiddish
  • Other language spoken:  English

FYG – Fishl’s Yiddish Group

YIVO – Yiddish Club

  • Shane Baker
  • yivomail@yivo.cjh.org
  • Join YIVO Yiddish Club
  • Tuesdays 2 p.m. EST
  • Speakers, humor, multimedia, readings
  • Level: Predominantly Yiddish
  • Other language spoken:  English

Yiddish bay Nakht – ייִדיש בײַ נאַכט

  • Michael Moore
  • yiddish.meetup@gmail.com
  • astrojet990@hotmail.com
  • 7:00pm CST (we meet weekly)
  • discussion and sharing, films
  • Weekly advanced beginners class
  • Level: Predominantly Yiddish
  • Other language spoken:  English

Yiddishkayt Initiative

  • Avi Hoffman
  • avi@yilovejewish.org
  • 3 Yiddish classes weekly (& monthly programs)
  • 12:00pm EST; 2pm EST; 6:30pm EST
  • Discussion and sharing
  • Level: Some Yiddish
  • Other languages spoken: English & Spanish

Weisman Center Yiddish Club

  • Steven Lasky
  • stevenlasky@gmail.com
  • 10:00 a.m. EST Weekly
  • Readings, discussion, songs & film
  • Level: Predominantly Yiddish
  • Rose Feinberg and Susan Ganc. Started by Paul (Shaul) Azaroff

Yiddish Language Meetup

  • Howard Schoenfeld
  • howardform1@yahoo.com
  • Sundays 7 pm ( we meet once a month)
  • Discussion and sharing
  • Level: Some Yiddish

Zoom Yiddish Reading Group

  • Marsha Love
  • MarshaLove@MarshaLove.com
  • https://bit.ly/3vD4O2T
  • Wednesdays
  • Reading Text
  • Level: Intermediate & Advanced

Jewish Women of the Landing Yiddish Club, USA

  • Melinda Stein
  • tam50@aol.com
  • 4 p.m. 3rd Thursday every other month
  • In-Person
  • Discussion, sharing, films
  • Level: Some Yiddish
  • Yiddish not required to join

Workers Circle of Northern California Yiddish Classes, USA

  • Sharon Wilensky
  • bigwilensky@sonic.net
  • Beginner’s 1:15 – 2:45 pm PT (biweekly, every 2 weeks)
  • Intermediate 3:00 – 4:30 pm PT
  • Online
  • Cultural, progressive Yiddishkeyt
  • Level: Predominantly Yiddish
  • Yiddish not required to join

Yiddish Tish in IWO Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Silvia Hansman
  • archivos@iwo.org.ar
  • Wednesday 7:00 pm Buenos Aires
  • Online once a month
  • Readings, discussion, sharing
  • Level: Advanced Yiddish

Yiddish World Zumzits – South Africa

  • Arnold Garber
  • arnold@garfin.co.za
  • Weekly on Sundays 2 pm EST, starting Aug 8
  • Online
  • Discussions, Sharing, Songs, Presenters / Speakers
  • Yiddish Only

Cleveland Leyenkreis

  • Rabbi Alan Lettofsky 
  • abl5@roadrunner.com 
  • First Wednesday of the month at 1:00 pm ET
  • Online 
  • Readings, discussion / sharing, songs, films 
  • Predominantly Yiddish  Reading is required
  • Yiddish Group has been going strong for 30 years

Allentown PA Yiddish Club

  • Janis Mikofsky 
  • jmikofsky@yahoo.com
  • Online Weekly Mondays 2:00-3:30pm EST 
  • Share, read and hear songs; jokes, poems, parsha excerpts, short videos 
  • All Levels, Yiddish Proficiency Not Required

Friday Yiddish Shtibl Online – Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Eli Goldstein 
  • yiddishacademy@gmail.com
  • Online Fridays at 09h00 CAT (Johannesburg)
  • discussion / sharing, presenters/speakers
  • Litvak Yiddish and Culture
  • Some Yiddish Helpful.  English also spoken