Academical director of the WJC Yiddish Center, Dr. Mordehay Yushkovsky, provided lectures about Yiddish as a century-old civilization, about Yiddish culture in the USSR, about the unsurpassed Jewish classic Sholem-Aleichem, and about the genial Jewish narrator Yitzhak Bashevis-Singer.

Another lecturer from Israel, Dr. Levi Sheptovitsky, taught about the origin of Yiddish songs, birth of Yiddish song in Eastern Europe, Yiddish songs in 20th century and their future.

Dr. Lara Lempert (Vilnius University) covered the topic of Yiddish literature in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

A local guide Nikita Meytin lead two tutorial tours: around the Jewish quarter in Vilnius Old Town and a wider one, including Ponar Memorial.

On the last day, the local ensemble "Klezmer Klangen" together with Dr. Yushkovsky gave a lecture-concert on Yiddish songs and their history.

In the feedback form, an English teacher from Moscow ORT school Polina Kuznetsova wrote: "Your incredible seminar impressed me a lot. Now I've got this unconquerable desire to read tons of books, share the information with all my friends and students, listen to Yiddish music and to study Yiddish culture. Thank you for your inspiring work and for all these opportunities to discover the magnificent world of Yiddish culture that you are giving to the teachers all over the world."