Through educational, cultural and engagement programs, the Committee for Yiddish, UJA Federation fosters and promotes Yiddish language and culture - indeed the entire Ashkenaz tradition - as a vibrant part of contemporary Jewish life and as a vital link between the Jewish past and future.
The Committee for Yiddish is supported by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
In the most recent CFY BLOG, Vivian Felsen honours Frieda Forman z"l.
Looking to explore a unique Jewish culture through language? The opportunity to LEARN YIDDISH ONLINE is here.
Whether you’re looking to connect with your family’s heritage, act out a Yiddish play, or study Yiddish texts as a fluent speaker, we’ve got a class for everyone!
A new semester of online Yiddish classes at all levels starts January 12, 2025. Registration for the Winter 2025 semester is now open. We look forward to having you join us!
We're bringing you EXCITING PROGRAMS about Yiddish language and culture featuring Yiddish scholars from Canada and around the world.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
Sunday, January 12, 2025: An online English-language talk with Mark L. Smith, "Building and Consoling a Nation: The Yiddish Historians Before and After the Holocaust"
Missed one of our programs? Visit our ARCHIVE to watch recordings of our past lectures and events!
VIEW OUR LATEST PROGRAMS:
"The Feeling of Words in the Warsaw Ghetto," with Hannah Pollin-Galay.
"Our Summer of Tkhines," with Rabbi Marna Sapsowitz and Sharon Power
"How to Tell Your Fortune in Yiddish," with Samuel Glauber"
"Yizkor Bikher/Memorial Books: Untapped Treasure of the Last Collected Memories of a Vanished Civilization," with Dr. Eliyana Adler.
