HISTORY 258 - Jews in American Society,1880 to the Present

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

American Studies, Jewish Studies, SRE The great waves of East European Jewish migration west after 1880 constitute a major event in the modern history of the Jews and of the United States, creating a large and important American social group. This course examines Jewish social and cultural transformations during the succeeding century. Throughout the course, the following (overlapping) questions are kept in mind: What major developments are shared with other immigrant and ethnic groups, and what is distinctive to the Jews (as a people, civilization, or religion)? And what meanings does "Jewishness" have for American Jews astheir social conditions-and the wider culture-change across generations? Substantively, the course considers such major themes as the pattern of migration and cultural amalgam of the "Yiddish" immigrant generation; the rapidupward mobility of American Jews as well as their concentration on the political left; anti- Semitism and American Jewish behavior during the European Holocaust; and other issues.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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