Classes will take place from 7:30-9:00pm at the BWC Building in Brookline on the following Wednesdays: May 7, May 14, (skip May 21), May 28, June 4, and June 11.

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Whether you already know some Yiddish or not, this is a chance to immerse yourself in Yiddish language, music, culture, and history. Each class will focus on songs around a particular theme, including leftism and labor, springtime and nature, and more. Students will learn 2-3 songs per class by ear and with written lyrics in English transliteration, sing together, discuss historical and cultural context, and listen to traditional and new artists’ interpretations.  We will focus on the pronunciation and language of the songs, with occasional extensions into basic Yiddish vocabulary and grammar. English transliteration and translation will be provided for each song.

Bonus! Boston Workers Circle’s monthly Yiddish Sing complements this course, offering the public an informal and free setting for singing Yiddish songs together once a month, currently hybrid.  See circleboston.org/yiddish-community-informal-learning/#sing for more information.