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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a study and analysis of the highlights of American Jewish literature from the early immigrant stories to the major contemporary novels and short stories. The course traces the development of American Jewish identity and experience.
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3.00 Credits
This courses discusses the development of Jewish civilization from the period of the Forefathers through the Talmudic period in Palestine and Babylonia: the Maccabean Age, the impact of Hellenism, the conflict between the Pharisees and Sadducees, the period of Roman rule, and the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents a study of the history of the Jewish people from the 18th century period of Hasidism to the creation of the modern State of Israel in 1948. Topics will include changes in the status of European Jewry, the birth of political Zionism, the consequences of the two World Wars, and the major trends in Jewish migration. The aim of the course is to analyze the religious, ideological, social, and economic restructuring of Jewish life during this period in history.
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3.00 Credits
This course discusses the history of the Jewish community in the United States from the Colonial era to the present time, including the structure of the American Jewish community, and major Jewish religious, philanthropic, educational, political, and cultural institutions. The challenge of preserving Jewish distinctiveness in an open society where Jews and non-Jews can mix freely and the contribution of Jews to American civilization will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The rise of the Nazi Regime in Germany in the nineteen thirties and the destruction of European Jewry during the Second World War are discussed. The course focuses on the social, economic, and political events leading up to the rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany and Europe including the Jewish response to the Holocaust, and the responses of governments around the world. Historical documents, personal memoirs, and relevant halachic questions are used as source materials.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents a study of the social, political, religious, and economic issues facing contemporary Israeli society. Topics to be studied include religion and state, "Aliyah" and absorption ofimmigrants, Israeli democratic theory and practice, political parties and leaders, and Arab-Israeli relations.
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3.00 Credits
This course will discuss the rituals, rites of passage, and observances that mark the major events in the lives of Jews. The Jewish view of the individual, the individual within the context of the community, and social and familial relationships will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Jewish thought and philosophy such as conceptualizations of God, the nature and destiny of man, free will and divine providence, the Holocaust, and biomedical and social ethics are discussed, as well as the history and basic concepts of Jewish mystical thought and Hasidism. Passages, in translation, from the Kabbalah, the Zohar, various Hasidic authors, and modern Jewish thinkers will be reviewed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of American history from the Age of Discovery to the end of Reconstruction. Topics to be discussed include the transplantation of European culture to America, the rise of American society, the institution of slavery, and the emergence of an industrial society.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of modern American history from the end of Reconstruction to the present. The course topics discussed include the impact of industrialization on social, cultural and political life, the emergence of the United States as a world power, and the adaptation of that power to the 21st century.
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