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 Yiddish classes will start in January, 2026. Meanwhile, CFY is offering a 4-session Intermediate Conversation Tutorial starting November 17. Registration is open now!
We're bringing you EXCITING PROGRAMS about Yiddish language and culture featuring Yiddish scholars from Canada and around the world.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
Sunday, November 30, 2pm ET: "Beyond the Dybbuk... Henech Kon and the Infinite Prowess of Yiddish Music," with Dr. Diana Matut (in English).
Missed one of our programs? Visit our ARCHIVE to watch recordings of our past lectures and events!
VIEW OUR LATEST PROGRAMS:
Thomas Soxberger: "Yiddish Writers, Yiddish Books, and Yiddish Publishing Companies in Vienna in the 1930s and their Fate during the Holocaust," the CFY annual Yiddish-language Holocaust Education Lecture.
"The Fiction of Lamed Shapiro," with Michael Wex (in Yiddish!).
"Seven Decades Strong Part II: A Yiddish Shmues with Outstanding Performing Artist Mike Burstyn."
