Through educational, cultural and engagement programs, the Committee for Yiddish, UJA Federation fosters and promotes Yiddish language and culture - indeed the entire Ashkenaz tradition - as a vibrant part of contemporary Jewish life and as a vital link between the Jewish past and future. The Committee for Yiddish is supported by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
In the most recent CFY BLOG, Vivian Felsen honours Frieda Forman z"l.
Looking to explore a unique Jewish culture through language? The opportunity to LEARN YIDDISH ONLINE is here.
Whether you’re looking to connect with your family’s heritage, act out a Yiddish play, or study Yiddish texts as a fluent speaker, we’ve got a class for everyone!
A new semester of online Yiddish classes will start the week of January 11, 2026. Registration is now open. Sign up today!
Missed one of our programs? Visit our ARCHIVE to watch recordings of our past lectures and events!
VIEW OUR LATEST PROGRAMS:
Diana Matut, "Beyond the Dybbuk... Henech Kon and the Infinite Prowess of Yiddish Music" (in English).
Thomas Soxberger: "Yiddish Writers, Yiddish Books, and Yiddish Publishing Companies in Vienna in the 1930s and their Fate during the Holocaust" (in Yiddish).
"The Fiction of Lamed Shapiro," with Michael Wex (in Yiddish).
"Seven Decades Strong Part II: A Yiddish Shmues with Outstanding Performing Artist Mike Burstyn."
