Last year we ran the first iteration of the Yiddishkayt Folks-Grupe, a four-month fellowship for young adults aged 22-35 dedicated to all aspects of Yiddish culture. We are thrilled to announce that we will be running the Folks-Grupe for a SECOND time.

But wait, there's more! As soon as we began advertising the Folks-Grupe cultural fellowship, adults in the community wrote in droves that they wanted a chance to meet some of the world's most fascinating Yiddish scholars, artists and critics, too. We couldn't agree more and that's why this year we are launching the Meyvn Grupe for those 50 and older.

Fellows will be surrounded by Jewish culture, learning from both premier scholars and an older generation of native speakers, providing a sense of historical perspective. Each event will last less than two hours and will include a brief lesson in Yiddish language and then focus on a more specific topic. Among last year's sessions were ethnomusicologist and klezmer legend Michael Alpert on Yiddish music, L.A. Times and NPR film critic Kenneth Turan on Yiddish cinema, and Smith College professor Justin Cammy on Yiddish poetry.

mit vareme vuntshn, with warm wishes,

The Yiddishkayt Staff