Elena Luchina

Elena Luchina, born in Moscow, is a PhD candidate in linguistics at the Hebrew University. Her research objectively answers questions with agenda, like how is Yiddish similar to German or certain Slavic languages, how different are texts from different places or how special or “good” is the language of particular author. She also translates songs into Yiddish. Elena has been teaching Yiddish since 2012 in various places, including National Research University HSE (Mosocw) and Beit Leyvik (Tel Aviv). She is passionate about developing new formats for teaching fluency and creativity.