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The Jona Goldrich Institute for Yiddish Language, Literature  and Culture We seek to further research that situates Yiddish within the framework of contemporary humanities re

We are dedicated to the advancement of research and teaching in Yiddish studies in diverse fields. We host The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program, initiate and fund courses on Yiddish language and literature in programs and departments at Tel Aviv University, offer scholarships and grants to undergraduate and graduate students engaged in Yiddish-related research, organize nati

onal and international forums and conferences, host guest lecturers, promote scholarly publications on Yiddish, and initiate projects in cooperation with other institutions in Israel and abroad.

๐Ÿฆšื˜๏ฌŸืขืจืข ๏ญŽืจ๏ฌŸื ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื ๏ฌฏื›๏ญŽ๏ฌฏืœื’ืขืจืก, ื–ืฒึทื˜ ืฐื™ืกืŸ! ๐Ÿฆšืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ, ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช, ื‘ืกืคืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ืฉืคื•ืช?ื ืคืชื—ื” ื”ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืœืชื•ืืจ ื”ืฉ...
22/06/2026

๐Ÿฆšื˜๏ฌŸืขืจืข ๏ญŽืจ๏ฌŸื ื˜ ืื•ืŸ ื ๏ฌฏื›๏ญŽ๏ฌฏืœื’ืขืจืก, ื–ืฒึทื˜ ืฐื™ืกืŸ! ๐Ÿฆš

ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื•ืช ื•ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ, ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช, ื‘ืกืคืจื•ืช ื•ื‘ืฉืคื•ืช?

ื ืคืชื—ื” ื”ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืœืชื•ืืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืŸึพืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื™ ื‘ืกืคืจื•ืช ื•ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ ืฉืœ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืชืœ ืื‘ื™ื‘ ื•ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ืช.

ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ืขืช ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ ืžืจืืฉ. ื›ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืกืงืจื ื•ืช.

ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืกืคืจื•ืช, ืชืจื‘ื•ืช, ืจื‘ึพืœืฉื•ื ื™ื•ืช, ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื–ื, ืžื–ืจื— ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ื•ื”ืชืคื•ืฆื•ืช, ืขื ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืžืœื’ื•ืช ื•ืœืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืงื™ืฅ ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช ื‘ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ.

ืœืคืจื˜ื™ื ื•ืœื”ืจืฉืžื”:
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03-6407805

ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ืื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื? ืฉืœื—ื• ืœื”ื! ๐Ÿ™

05/06/2026
UPDATE: Due to the security situation, this event has been temporarily postponed. New dates will be announced shortly.  ...
04/06/2026

UPDATE: Due to the security situation, this event has been temporarily postponed. New dates will be announced shortly.

Please join us in marking the conclusion of this yearโ€™s Goldrich Seminar Series in Yiddish Literature and Culture with a conversation on Yiddish in America with Prof. Jeremy Dauber (Columbia University) and Dr. Yael Levi (Hebrew University).

How has Yiddish shaped American Jewish culture, literature, and public life? What is its place in America today? Jeremy Dauber and Yael Levi will discuss the history, influence, and continuing relevance of Yiddish in the American context.

8 June 2026
12:00โ€“14:00
Room Rosenberg 211, Tel Aviv University
Event in English

All are welcome.

โธป

ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื• ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ืขืœ ื”ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื” ืขื ืคืจื•ืคโ€™ ื’โ€™ืจืžื™ ื“ืื•ื‘ืจ (ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื”) ื•ื“โ€ืจ ื™ืขืœ ืœื•ื™ (ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื” ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ืช).

ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืขื™ืฆื‘ื” ื”ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช, ื”ืกืคืจื•ืช ื•ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช? ืžื”ื• ืžืงื•ืžื” ื›ื™ื•ื? ื’โ€™ืจืžื™ ื“ืื•ื‘ืจ ื•ื™ืขืœ ืœื•ื™ ื™ืฉื•ื—ื—ื• ืขืœ ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”, ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื•ื”ืจืœื•ื•ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืชืžืฉื›ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื™ื“ื™ืฉ ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™.

8 ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ 2026
12:00โ€“14:00
ื—ื“ืจ ืจื•ื–ื ื‘ืจื’ 211
ื”ืื™ืจื•ืข ื™ืชืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช

ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช. ื›ื•ืœื ืžื•ื–ืžื ื™ื.

03/05/2026

โ€œEveryone was aware times are shifting.โ€
What was written in all the diaries, newspapers, and memoirs? Listen to learn more on desensitization, decision making, and the Yiddish press in 1939 Germany.

Dr. Anne-Christin Klotz, from her lecture on โ€œThe Politics of Laughter: Yiddish Humor as Cultural Resistance against Fascism and Antisemitism in the 1930sโ€ in our Seminar Series in Yiddish Literature and Culture



Anne Klotz

30/04/2026

If you donโ€™t know Joseph Opatoshu already - itโ€™s time you did! His short story, A ferd mageyfe (A horse plague), about a life overturned in one moment, is a must read.
Translated to Hebrew by Rachel Shalita



ื”ื ื” ืกื•ืคืจ ืฉืืชื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืืคืื˜ืืฉื•.
ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืงืฆืจ ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉื”ืชื”ืคื›ื• ื‘ืจื’ืข: ืดืžื’ืคืช ื”ืกื•ืกื™ืืด ื‘ืชืจื’ื•ื ื ืคืœื ืžืืช ืจื—ืœ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืฆืœื ื• ื‘ืืชืจ!

ืœืงืจื™ืื”: ื”ื›ื ืกื• ืœืœื™ื ืง ื‘ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ ืื• ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง

Our Seminar Series in Yiddish Literature and Culture is back in full swing! Up next, is โ€œReading the Exhibition: The 192...
28/04/2026

Our Seminar Series in Yiddish Literature and Culture is back in full swing! Up next, is โ€œReading the Exhibition: The 1920 Idishe kunst oysshtelung Catalogue as Lensโ€ with Noa Tsaushu (Columbia University), moderated by Dr. Roy Ginsberg. Join us next Wednesday May 6, 2026 16:00-18:00 at The Jona Goldrich Institute for Yiddish Language, Literature and Culture at Tel Aviv University. The event will be held in English.

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