Type:
Summer Program
Date:
June 4, 2023 to July 21, 2023
Location:
Massachusetts, United States
Subject Fields:
Jewish History / Studies, Languages, Social History / Studies, Eastern Europe History / Studies
The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts is now accepting applications for the 2023 Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, a seven-week intensive course in Yiddish language and culture for college students, running June 4-July 21, 2023.
In the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program, undergraduate and graduate students ages 18-29:
- Take a full year of language courses in seven weeks, tuition-free
- Gain substantive knowledge of Central and Eastern European Jewish history and culture in seminars with leading scholars of literature, film, music, and history
- Earn up to six college credits upon successful completion of the program
- Experience contemporary Yiddish culture during a field trip to New York City
- Attend the Yiddish Book Center's Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music
- Participate in paid internships, gaining professional experience working on Yiddish-based projects (intermediate-level students only)
- Create a community of peers from around the world in a residential environment
The program is tuition-free and limited housing subsidies are available for beginner students who demonstrate a financial need. Intermediate students participating in the internship receive a housing subsidy plus a $1,500 stipend. Applications are due February 7, 2023.
Contact Info:
For more information, contact Margaret Selinger, the Steiner Summer Yiddish Program Coordinator.
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