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Schedule of Yiddish Clubs
The clubs meet weekly and are free unless otherwise noted. Virtual meeting times are all for New York, USA (Eastern time); in-person times are local to the event.
ייִדיש אומבאַצױמט
- רפֿאל פֿינקל
- raphael@cs.uky.edu
- Tuesdays 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST (EDT)
- Readings
- Level: Proficient in 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
- Website: ilovefyg.org
- Assia Azenkot
- assia.fyg@gmail.com
- Philip ‘Fishl’ Kutner
- fishl@derbay.org
- Join FYG – Fishl’s Yiddish Group
- Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. PST
- Speakers, discussion, resources, instruction
- Level: Predominantly Yiddish
- Other language spoken: English
Katsinze Leynkrayzl – Yiddish Club
- Dr. Murray Blatt
- Melekh.Batt@hotmail.com
- Mondays (twice a month) 6 pm PT or 9 pm EST for about an hour.
- Invitation by emails to interested participants
- Read in Yiddish, discuss in English
- Level: Predominantly Yiddish
- Other language spoken: English
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