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3.00 Credits
This course provides an in-depth consideration of the art of a specific culture or group of cultures that were part of the ancient world. Topics concentrate on one of the following: Pre- Classical Art, Egyptian Art, Classical Art, Greek Art, or Roman Art. The specific topic is announced in the Schedule of Classes. Prerequisite: Any 200-level art course, or ART 100 with junior/senior standing; or permission of instructor. Visual resources fee.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an in-depth consideration of cultures and styles in medieval art and architecture. It may present a survey of the period or concentrate on one of the following areas: Early Christian and Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic, Medieval Manuscripts, Islamic Art and Architecture, Mediterranean Medieval Art, or Northern Medieval Art. The specific topic is announced in the Schedule of Classes. Prerequisite: Any 200-level ART course or ART 100 with junior/senior standing or permission of the instructor. Visual resources fee.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to literature written in Yiddish before 1900, concentrating on the three fathers of Yiddish literature, Mendele S'forim, Y. L. Peretz, and Sholom Aleichem. Included is the 17th-century journal of Gluckel of Hameln, as well as works of the occult. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course will continue the study of literary forms established by S'forim, Aleichem, and Peretz (The Realistic, The Ironic, The Parodic, etc.), as they appear in the world of such writers as Pinski, Spector, Asch, Reisen, Weissenber, Schneour, Shapiro, Kulback, I. J. Singer, Opatoshu, Bergelson, Glatstein, Grade, and on what are called Yenne Velt stories of Jewish fantasy and the occult. Proverbs, folk tales, songs, poems, will introduce each meeting. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the history and literature of the Talmud, the central work of Jewish law and lore that evolved from about 200 B.C.E. (= B.C.) to 500 C.E. (= A.D.). By examining the pertinent texts in their historical context, students will concentrate on major issues that also engrossed Greek and Roman thinkers. Such matters as the sanctity of life, theories of democracy and justice, capital punishment, civil and criminal law, and the roles of women and their rights will be analyzed amid the relevant historical events and trends and the larger societies that surrounded the Jews.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the writing, life, and historical context of Moses Maimonides. After a survey of the history of Rabbinic Judaism and Islamic culture, the life and times of Maimonides will be treated. The science, metaphysics, and philosophy shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims will be examined using Maimonides' life and his philosophical, legal, and medical works as implements of analysis. Prerequisite: HIS 101 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Studies in the works of six to eight important writers of the past 50 years in the light of their experiences during World War II and the Holocaust, five of whom have won the Nobel Prize. I. B. Singer (Poland), Joseph Brodsky (Russia), S. Y. Agnon (Holland), Primo Levi (Italy), Nellie Sachs (Sweden), Paul Celan (France), F. Kafka (Czechoslovakia), I. Svevo (Austria), A. Applefeld (Germany), Elie Wiesel (Romania), J. Roth (Galicia), H. Pinter (England), among others. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of some of the major contributions to American-Jewish literature since the turn of the century by American-Jewish novelists. These will include, among others, Gold's Jews without Money, Cahan's The Rise of David Levinsky, Anzia Yezierska's Bread Givers, and a novel each by Malamud, Bellow, Roth, Potok, Doctorow, Ozick, and Chernin. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The course traces the intellectual roots and political development of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Some of the topics include traditional Muslim-Jewish relations, the development of Arab Nationalism and Zionism, and the factors leading to the creation of the state of Israel. Contemporary topics include the creation of an Israeli nationality, the effects of the four wars fought since 1948, and the ever-continuing search for peace.
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3.00 Credits
Reading and discussion of the Bible and selected works of literature focusing on recurring themes, forms, imagery, and symbolism. Prerequisite: Any 200-level literature course or permission of instructor.
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