Jewish Studies 215 - Beyond the Shtetl:The History of East European Jewry,1772-1939

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Bard College

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Description:

Historical Studies This course surveys the history of the Jews of Eastern Europe from the partitions of Poland until the Holocaust. It goes "beyond the shtetl" (small town), first by consideringnostalgic stereotypes of East European Jewish life in American popular culture and comparing them to the realities of traditional Jewish society. It then looks at how that society underwent profound changes in the modern period, creating radically new forms of Jewish community, culture, and political organization. Topics include the rise of Hasidism and Haskalah (enlightenment); pogroms and Russian government policy toward the Jews; modern Jewish political movements such as Zionism and the socialist Jewish Labor Bund; literature in Hebrew and Yiddish; urbanization and emigration; and Polish and Soviet Jewries in the interwar period.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

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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