Judaic Studies courses at the University of Manitoba will be offering courses once again this coming academic year - Fall (2023) and Winter (2024) terms. Most of the courses will be in-class, but special arrangements may be made with the instructor if one cannot attend in-class sessions. All courses are open to students and the public if they apply and are admitted to the university.

Courses can be taken for either credit toward a degree or as an auditor (non-credit).

For individuals over 65 years of age, there is no tuition since you can audit for only a very nominal registration fee. If you’re looking for something different to do this coming Fall and Winter, please consider taking for credit or auditing (non-credit) any of our courses (below). Please forward this information to anyone you think may be interested.

For those who have never been students at the University of Manitoba, they will need to apply to the University of Manitoba, General Studies to become a student to take a course either for credit or to audit (deadline August 1). We recommend that you apply by July 1^st for admission if you are interested in taking (auditing or for credit) any of the courses below. Course registration takes place after admission and usually in late July and August.

For information on how to apply, please contact Student Advisor, General Studies, Division of Extended Education - Karen Nickerson (Phone: 204.474.8330) or Michelle Kidd (Phone 204.474.7154) - by email ([email protected]) and one of them will respond. Email is preferable since most people are working from home. Rather than working your way through the process of registering to audit the course if you are not already a student, Karen and Michelle will take you through the registration process.

Any questions about particular courses can be answered by the Judaic Studies Program’s Administrative Assistant Linda Albanese ([email protected]), or the Program Coordinator, Prof. Haskel Greenfield ([email protected]).

Courses are run on a two-year cycle. The following courses will be offered this coming academic year (2023-2024):

Fall 2023 / Winter 2024

HEB 1250 - Hebrew 1 (for those who are beginners or have only some knowledge in Hebrew), Tuesday/Thursday 10:00-11:15, September 6 - April 10. 6 credit hours

Instructor: Dr. Itay Zutra.

HEB 2350 - Hebrew 3 (for those who have advanced Hebrew knowledge and/or those who have taken HEB1260/Level 2), Tuesday/Thursday 2:30-3:45, September 6 - April 10. 6 credit hours.

Instructor: Dr. Itay Zutra.

Fall 2023

JUD 3010 - Yiddish Culture in Europe, Tuesday/Thursday 11:30-12:45, September 6 - December 11. 3 credit hours. The course is to introduce students to the beauty of the Yiddish culture in both pre- and post-World War II. Knowledge of Yiddish language is not required.

Instructor: Dr. Itay Zutra.

Winter 2024

JUD 3010 - Jews and Movies, Tuesday/Thursday 11:30-12:45, January 8 - April 10. 3 credit hours. The course is to introduce students to the significance of Jews and Jewish culture in film.

Instructor: Dr. Itay Zutra.

Donation

If you can contribute to the teaching costs for Yiddish and Judaic studies at the University of Manitoba, please use these links:

• University of Manitoba Judaic Studies Endowment Fund created by MaryAnn Kanee: https://give.umanitoba.ca/jsendowment
• University of Manitoba Yiddish Language and Culture Endowment Fund: https://give.umanitoba.ca/donationform?fid=LtDG4rV04bo%3d&fdesc=sIq3hLzCYVBHy7EhLBmAUecASAQBgt63xzuMN%2bon9aNBaQrvYy5CvTYeaIYrxvY8

There are also several funds established at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, including:

• Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Steiman Memorial Fund for University Yiddish and Judaic Studies: https://www.jewishfoundation.org/hersch-leib-steiman-fund.
• Blankstein Family Fund for Judaic Studies (Yiddish & Hebrew) (JUDAIC):

To create your own fund

• at the University of Manitoba, please contact Brooke Karlaftis [email protected]
• at the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba, please contact Laurel Hogan Laurel Hogan ([email protected]).