YSW 2026 Workshops

Dear Friends of Yiddish Summer Weimar!

We’re delighted to announce the titles and dates of next summer’s workshops! We’re also including the names of the workshop faculty when those are certain. Much more information about the topic of each workshop will be coming soon.

For workshops that last 8 days, please keep in mind that only 7 of those days are taught by the faculty, with one unstructured day in the middle that you can use to practice, rehearse, go for walks, hang out, or whatever you need to be able to jump back in next day.

We plan to open Workshop Registration in March. We’ll also be sharing guidelines soon to help you choose the workshops that are right for your level of experience.

July 11th - 18th	| Workshops Block One
July 21st - 28th	| Workshops Block Two
August 1st - 8th	| Festival Week (with Workshops Block Three)
August 11th - 15th	| Dance & Dance Music Workshops

Workshop Dates, Topics and Faculty

July 11th - July 18th, 2026

All about Khave (Eve): Women and Jewish Life past, present, future
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | for all levels
with Miriam Camerini

Introduction to Yiddish Song
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m.
with Eleanor Reissa, Daniel Kahn & Rosamond van Wingerden (artist-in-residence)

Introduction to Yiddish Instrumental Music (Klezmer)
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m.
with Hannah Ochner, Alevtina Parland, Johannes Paul Gräßer & Dmitri Gaskin

Intermediate Yiddish Instrumental Music (Klezmer)
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | intermediate
with Szilvia Csaranko, Alina Bauer, Marine Goldwaser & Pieter Sint Nicolaas

July 13th - July 26th, 2026

Yiddish Language Program:
Nesiye נסיעה – A journey through Ashkenazi Europe
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | for all levels
with Kriszta Eszter Szendrői, Mendy Cahan, Eli Benedict & Eidel Malowicki

 

July 21th - July 28th, 2026

Advanced Yiddish Instrumental Music (Klezmer)
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | advanced
with Deborah Strauss, Frank London, Sanne Möricke & Zilyin Biret

Intermediate Yiddish Song: Two Worlds of Yiddish Song – Hasidic Women’s Song & Yiddish Theater Divas
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | intermediate
with Asya Schulman, Lorin Sklamberg, Rosamond van Wingerden & Patrick Farrell

Advanced Yiddish Song: Two Worlds of Yiddish Song – Hasidic Women’s Song & Yiddish Theater Divas
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | advanced
with Asya Schulman, Lorin Sklamberg, Sasha Lurje & Patrick Farrell

August 1st - August 8th, 2026

Master Class with Sasha Lurje: Many Voices, Many Songs
3-hour workshop, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. | advanced
with Sasha Lurje

Master Class with Ethel Raim: The Nuance of Unaccompanied Yiddish Singing
3-hour workshop, 3 - 6 p.m. | advanced
with Ethel Raim

Yiddish Strings Workshop: Solo & Ensemble Playing for Bowed String Instruments
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | intermediate & advanced
with Deborah Strauss & Craig Judelman

Yiddish Buffet: Theatre, Writing, Life Histories & More (in Yiddish)
דער ייִדיש־בופֿעט: טעאַטער, שעפֿעריש שרײַבן, לעבנס־געשיכטעס און נאָך (אויף ייִדיש)
3-hour workshop, 3 - 6 p.m. | intermediate & advanced Yiddish speakers
with Tamara Micner, Jake Schneider, Adrien Smith, Asya Vaisman Schulman & others TBA

August 11th - August 15th, 2026

Dance Workshop: Three Worlds of Dance: Hasidic, Yiddish, Balfolk
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | for all levels
with Vivien Zeller, Eli Benedict & Andreas Schmitges

Dance Orchestra: Three Worlds of Dance Music: Hasidic, Yiddish, Balfolk
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | intermediate & advanced
with Szilvia Csaranko, Susi Evans, Vivien Zeller & Craig Judelman

Yiddish Choir: Choral Songs by Women
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. & 3 - 6 p.m. | for all levels
with Esther Wratschko & Anna Vishnevska

Aug 11th - Aug 15th, 2026

Youth Klezmer Band
in cooperation with the Music School "Johann Nepomuk Hummel"
with Hannah Ochner, Rosamond van Wingerden & Pieter Sint Nicolaas

We’ll be publishing more information about workshops and events as soon as possible, and we’ll let you know by newsletter and social media whenever there’s an update.

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Warmest greetings from the YSW team of the Other Music Academy!