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L’Institut d’Etudes du Judaïsme, a major European Centre for Jewish Studies, is happy to announce an intensive programme in Yiddish language and literature « Yiddish on the Continent » to be held from July 6th to July 17th 2026.

The programme is designed to:
- introduce students to the Yiddish language, literature and culture
- enrich existant knowledge.

The summer programme offers students intensive language courses at 5 levels (A class for complete beginners will be available if there are a minimum of 5 registered students by April 30th)
Language classes are predominantly conducted in Yiddish. The morning classes are complemented with a broad range of language enrichment activities including :
- Translation workshop with Gilles Rozier,
- Singing workshop with Shura Lipovsky,
- Theatre workshop with Annick Prime-Margules,
- Lectures on specialised subjects,
- Yiddish film,
- Concerts,
- Visits to Jewish sites (museum, synagogues, monuments).

Our teaching staff includes professors from Belgium, France, The Netherlands and England :

- Yitskhok NIBORSKI - Maison de la Culture Yiddish – Paris
- Sonia DRATWA-PINKUSOWITZ - Institut d'Études du Judaïsme - ULB - Brussels
- Helen BEER - University College, London - University of London
- Malena CHINSKI - YIVO - New York - Maison de la Culture Yiddish - Paris
- Clarisse BROSSARD -Maison de la Culture Yiddish - Paris

The cost for the two-week programme is 500€ (or 400€ for full-time university students).

As places are limited, only applications with full payment will ensure participation in the programme.
Applications must be received no later than
June 2nd, 2026 and sent to the following address :
Institut d’Etudes du Judaïsme
Séminaire Yiddish
17 Av. F. Roosevelt
B- 1050 Bruxelles
Or by e-mail : iej@ulb.be

Our website : https://iej.site.ulb.be/fr/yiddish

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/events/1529636571838904
Payments should be made to the following bank account :
Bank ING : 310-1518513-64
Code IBAN : BE29 3101 5185 1364
Code BIC : BBRUBEBB

APPLICATION FORM
Name :
Address :
Country :
Phone & Fax :
E-mail :
Please attach a photocopy of your ID Card or Passport :
Please include a brief description of your previous exposure to Yiddish on a separate page.
[ ] By submitting this form, I agree that the information entered will be used for the purposes described below.
Conditions of use of your personal data: By registering, you accept that the Institute of Jewish Studies retains and uses your personal data collected in this form in order to improve our exchanges. In this case, you authorize the Institute for Jewish Studies to communicate with you occasionally if it deems it appropriate to inform you about the Yiddish Summer Classes and activities. In order to protect the confidentiality of your personal data, the Institute undertakes not to disclose, nor to transmit nor share your personal data with third parties. We will only provide participants with a list of email addresses (please, inform us if you do not want to be on this list). During the Seminar, we will take a group photo which we will distribute. We will also take photos during the activities. Please inform us if you do not want these photos to be shared outside the group. To know and exercise your rights, in particular to withdraw consent to the use of your data collected by this form, please write to us at <iej@ulb.be>.

Scholarships
The Institute for Jewish Studies offers scholarships to students between 18 and 30 years, who wish to participate in the Yiddish University in Brussels.
Scholarships are available, covering the registration fee (400 €).
Deadline for Application Submission : Thursday, April 30th, 2026.
The Scholarship Application Form is available by e-mail : iej@ulb.be