Before the 1946 publication of Uriel Weinriech's landmark textbook, "college Yiddish" was a term scarcely heard. Now, the college campus is where many young students first encounter the Yiddish language.

Uriel Weinreich's College Yiddish, first published by YIVO in 1949, is still a standard textbook for first-year Yiddish courses.

Fiftieth Anniversay Edition 2011

Originally published in 1949