The Workmen’s Circle is New York’s leading center for Yiddish language instruction, and the largest provider of Yiddish language classes in the U.S. outside of academic institutions. Our instructors, led by our master teacher Kolya Borodulin, are experts in the field. Our students (including teens and young adults) share a passion for the Jewish culture of Eastern Europe and its amazing literature, music, theater, and more.
Whatever your Yiddish proficiency, from absolute beginner to total maven, we’ve got a class for you, in person or online, at every age and stage of life. We also offer an immersive summer program — our annual Trip to Yiddishland at our Circle Lodge retreat center in Hopewell Junction, New York.
Thank you to the Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation, Chaim Schwartz Foundation, Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation and The Atran Foundation for their support of our Yiddish programming.
We offer a range of online classes to fit every skill level and schedule. The Spring 2019 schedule is now available! Join us in an online Yiddish class this spring.
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Join us in our Midtown Manhattan location for Yiddish classes! Spring 2019 Classes are now available.
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Attend classes at the Workmen’s Circle’s New York headquarters, or join our online community of distance learners from all over the world. Sign up today!
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The Workmen's Circle Yiddish instructors are world-renowned scholars with decades of experience teaching Yiddish language and culture.
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We are proud to sell several books on Yiddish language and song written by former Workmen’s Circle educators and Yiddish experts. Teachers and students of all levels learn and study with our books in and out of the classroom.
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Experience a complete immersion in Yiddish language and culture at this annual summer retreat in upstate New York.
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Workmen's Circle students learn Yiddish through innovative language instruction, culture, music, and art.
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