The Naomi Prawer Kadar Fellowship is an excellent opportunity to enhance your Yiddish studies at Columbia through a Yiddish Study Abroad Program. The Naomi Fellowship includes participation in the Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program at Tel Aviv University in the summer of 2024 and in the “Exploring Yiddishland” study trip to Argentina, led by a Columbia faculty member.
The program is open to CC, Barnard, GS, SEAS, SOA, SIPA, TC, JTS, and GSAS students who have maintained an overall 3.0 GPA and will have completed at least 4 credit points in Yiddish language courses in Columbia Yiddish language program with a grade of “B” or higher before the start of the summer program. These four points (or more) must include at least one of the following courses: UN1101-UN1102 Elementary Yiddish I and II or UN2101-UN2102 Intermediate Yiddish I and II. Please note Yiddish literature classes (in translation) and Yiddish for Academic Purposes cannot be counted as part of the required 4 points.
In addition, students must commit to at least three semesters of continuous Yiddish language instruction at Columbia: either two semesters before the summer program and one after, or one semester before the summer program and two after. Thus, the Naomi Prawer Kadar Fellowship will enable students to acquire at least 16 points that can fulfill the Columbia language requirement and, additionally and significantly, can count toward a Concentration in Yiddish (24 points required) or Major Track in Yiddish (30 points).