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YIDDSH 10

From Old World to New: Becoming Modern as Reflected in Yiddish Cinema and Literature

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Use of media of Yiddish cinema (classic films and documentaries) as primary focal points to examine ways in which one heritage culture, that of Ashkenazic Jews, adapted to forces of modernity (urbanization, immigration, radical social movements, assimilation, and destructive organized anti-Semitism) from late-19th century to present. Exploration of transformational themes in depth through viewing of selected films, readings, research and weekly papers, and in-class discussions. P/NP or letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.73
n = 134 · 5 terms · ± 0.045
A range
87%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
8%
92% of those passed
D / F / W
3.0%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 4022S
  • 1723W
  • 2223S
  • 2324W
  • 2325W
Enrolment by term: 22S 40, 23W 17, 23S 22, 24W 23, 25W 23
Peak 40 Most recent 23 in 25W 5 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 19 · 12.9%
  • A 75 · 51.0%
  • A- 22 · 15.0%
  • B+ 9 · 6.1%
  • B 2 · 1.4%
  • B- 1 · 0.7%
  • C 2 · 1.4%
  • F 4 · 2.7%
  • P 11 · 7.5%
  • NP 1 · 0.7%
  • I 1 · 0.7%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
KORAL, MIRIAM R 3.73 3.73 134 5 87%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term