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Interdepartmental Committee on Yiddish Studies
Chair:
Michael
F.
Stanislawski, Ph.D.
605 Fayerweather
Tel:
212.854.2482
Program Director:
Jeremy
Dauber,
Dr. Phil.
414 Hamilton
Tel:
212.854.9608
The graduate program in Yiddish Studies began at Columbia in 1952 under the leadership of the renowned linguist Uriel Weinreich and reached international acclaim as the most important and influential center of research into the Yiddish language, Yiddish literature and Yiddish culture. Under Weinreich and his successor, Marvin Herzog, Yiddish Studies at Columbia were located in the Department of Linguistics and were offered in close conjunction with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. As of 1989, graduate studies in Yiddish literature, linguistics and culture are directed by an Interdepartmental Committee on Yiddish Studies.
Columbia University offers the M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in Yiddish Studies. Applicants to the program must apply for admission to, and register as students in, one of the participating departments, usually the Department of Germanic Languages . Other participating departments are History, Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures and Religion; in these departments students will be required to satisfy degree requirements set by the departments as well as those set by the Interdepartmental Committee; in Germanic Languages, only the Interdepartmental Committee’s requirements must be met. Upon admission, each student will be assigned an adviser from the Interdepartmental Committee who will consult with the student about his or her individual program of study.
Special Admission Requirements
Students are expected to have a high degree of proficiency in reading, writing,and speaking Yiddish and English; previous work in Hebrew, German and/or a Slavic language is highly recommended, though not required. Applicants are admitted as candidates for the M.A. degree and as potential candidates for the M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees. Continuation of study beyond the M.A. degree is not automatic, but must be authorized by the Interdepartmental Committee.
Deadline to apply: See participating department’s specific deadline.
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