This is a reading course approved on a highly selective basis for the purposes of writing an MA Thesis. The goal is to conduct an original research in the field of Yiddish studies and write up the results. The project must be based on analysis of Yiddish-language primary sources, such as works of literature, art, theatre, personal narratives, and media with the research questions derived from the field of literary analysis or history. Unless other arrangements are made, this course is mandatory component of the Yiddish Field MA.