In this four-part workshop, we will look briefly at the history of Yiddish typography in print and how artists have playfully expanded the expressive visual language available to us in yidishe oysyes. Drawing inspiration from these examples, class participants will work together to create a hand-carved, relief-printed alef-beys banner. Class instruction will cover the basics of composition design, block preparation, image-transfer, and carving and printing techniques. Participants can expect to come away with new skills and ways of relating materially to the alef-beys, paper proofs of their print, and a carved block to continue printing at home. Basic knowledge of Yiddish can be helpful, but is not required.