• Course Code: 01:563:260
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    Department: History, Course Number: 01:510:260

Yiddish LanguageDiscover how the shtetl-the kind of small town in Eastern Europe that was once home to most of the world's Jews-has become a key site of Jewish memory over the past century, through works of Yiddish literature, memoir, film, art, photography, and travel. (All readings in English translation; knowledge of Yiddish not required.)