Intensive Yiddish Program | July 19-24
Based at Casa Adret, in Barcelona’s historic Jewish quarter, this new program aims to explore Yiddish language and culture within Spanish- and Catalan-speaking contexts, while fostering dialogue between the Ashkenazi and Sephardic worlds. The program is designed for anyone interested in learning or deepening their knowledge of the Yiddish language and culture, combining intensive language classes with a rich cultural program. Three language levels will be offered (beginner with no prior knowledge, beginner with prior knowledge of the Yiddish alphabet, and intermediate), along with personalized tutoring and a daily workshop on Yiddish theater and songs led by the teaching staff. In the afternoons and evenings, the program will feature cultural activities in various venues throughout the city, a guided tour of the old Jewish quarter, the screening of a film in Yiddish, and poetry readings in Yiddish, with Catalan and Judeo-Spanish translations. There will also be roundtable discussions open to the general public on topics such as the relationship between the Sephardic and Ashkenazi worlds, the influence of Don Quixote on Yiddish literature, audiovisual testimonies of the Shoah in Yiddish and Judeo-Spanish, and conversations on the task of translating Yiddish into Catalan, among others. Participants will also be introduced to […]
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