History of the Jews in Ukraine (Online)

This course will explore over a thousand years of Jewish life in Ukraine through periods of flourishing and creation of Jewish religious and cultural movements as well as times of great persecution and antisemitism.

Thu (3 Sessions) Oct 05 - Oct 19 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Instructor Janie Respitz has an M.A. in Yiddish language and literature. For the past twenty five years she has performed in concerts throughout the world and taught courses relating to Yiddish language, folklore, literature and Eastern European Jewish history, at Queen’s University, McGill University, Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors and a variety of other learning environments. Janie is also a singer of Yiddish songs, and often incorporates her singing into her courses and lectures, sharing her lifelong passion with her students and audiences. Janie has delighted audiences with her vast repertoire of Yiddish songs and lecture topics in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Windsor, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Klez Kanada, New York, Montevideo and Israel.