Bakent zikh mit undzere lerers
(Meet Our Yiddish Instructors)
Shlomo Groman
After immigrating to Israel in 1990, Shlomo continued his studies at the Yiddish Center of Bar-Ilan University; now he is awaiting approval of his PhD dissertation "Scientific Literature in Yiddish: Terminology and Ideology." He authored "Russian-Yiddish Phrase Book" and "Concise Yiddish-Russian Dictionary". Shlomo Groman’s research interests comprise: Yiddish lexicology with an etymological bias; terminology of exact, natural, and technological sciences; language planning in the context of ideological influences; theory of Yiddish grammar in comparison with other languages.
Adrianne Greenbaum
Klezmer flutist, Adrianne Greenbaum, has had a multifaceted career as principal flutist of two fine symphonies, as a theater and chamber musician, and as teacher of all ages.
Daniel Galay
Born in Argentina, in 1945. Composer and writer living in Tel Aviv. In 1965, he won the Shmerke Kaczerginski prize from the Jewish World Congress for one of his stories. In 2009, he received the Prime Minister’s prize for musical composition, and in 2020 the prize for Jewish music from the National Authority for Yiddish Culture. He has published books of poetry and drama. Since 2001, the chairman of the union of Jewish writers and journalists in Israel. He has studied Yiddish intonation since 1995.
Bryan Kirschen
Bryan Kirschen is an associate professor of Spanish and Linguistics at Binghamton University. He has taught beginner to advanced Ladino classes to hundreds of students from around the world and is looking forward to working with students of The Workers Circle.