Thursday, 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET: Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11, 18, Jan. 8
In this class we will read Chaver Paver's children's book Labzik — a 1930s story of a New York puppy who is adopted by a working-class Jewish Communist family. Taught by Annie Cohen, a researcher of the Jewish Communist movement and contributor to a new book on the history of the International Workers Order, this course will also provide a background history of the movement that Labzik and his family were part of using Yiddish archival materials that we will also read together. The course will also feature guest sessions taught by Jake Yankl Krakovsky, who will present his film Labzik: Tales of a Clever Pup during the final class of the semester. Designed for intermediate Yiddish speakers, this course will introduce new vocabulary and topics in Yiddish grammar as they come up each week. All materials will be provided by the instructor, but for students who would find it useful to have an English translation for reference, Labzik can be read in English, translated by Miriam Udel in her Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature (available for purchase here and elsewhere).
Thursday, 2:00 – 3:30 PM ET: Oct. 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11, 18, Jan. 8
In this class we will read Chaver Paver's children's book Labzik — a 1930s story of a New York puppy who is adopted by a working-class Jewish Communist family. Taught by Annie Cohen, a researcher of the Jewish Communist movement and contributor to a new book on the history of the International Workers Order, this course will also provide a background history of the movement that Labzik and his family were part of using Yiddish archival materials that we will also read together. The course will also feature guest sessions taught by Jake Yankl Krakovsky, who will present his film Labzik: Tales of a Clever Pup during the final class of the semester. Designed for intermediate Yiddish speakers, this course will introduce new vocabulary and topics in Yiddish grammar as they come up each week. All materials will be provided by the instructor, but for students who would find it useful to have an English translation for reference, Labzik can be read in English, translated by Miriam Udel in her Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children's Literature (available for purchase here and elsewhere).
