Who attends the Vilnius Summer Program?
A wide range of students from many countries and varied age groups and backgrounds come to Vilnius yearly for the Summer Program in Yiddish. They come from across Europe, both East and Westincluding Lithuania itself and its neighbors Poland and Belarusbut also from as far off as Australia and Japan. Most are Jewish, but there are always many non-Jews. Some students are married, and some of these bring their spouses and children. Many come to learn Yiddish for academic purposes, others for deeply personal reasons, wishing to acquire or revive the language that once formed part of their family tradition. A smaller number choose to enroll solely in the Cultural Program with its broad array of lectures, guided tours, excursions, and musical events. Without exception, they wish to search out the many sites in Vilna and its environs that bear testimony to the Golden Age of Yiddishkeit in historic Lte.
