98145

JS 112   Beginning Yiddish

Cecile Kuznitz

M . W . .

3:00-4:00 pm

OLIN 304

FLLC

2 credits   This course will provide an introduction to reading, writing, and speaking the Yiddish language. Students will also learn about aspects of the East European Jewish culture in which Yiddish developed. Meeting time may be changed depending on the schedules of interested students; consult with instructor. Prerequisite: knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet. Students without such background should contact the instructor for materials they can study prior to the start of the fall semester.  

 

98144

JS/ HIST 216   Jewish Rebels and Radicals

Cecile Kuznitz

. T . Th .

2:30-3:50 pm

OLIN 301

HIST

With the impact of modernization and secularization in the modern period, radical new ideas have repeatedly challenged traditional Jewish norms of belief and practice. Some have even posited that as an “outsider” minority, Jews have a particular affinity for revolutionary ideologies such as socialism and communism. In this class we will look at a series of individuals and movements that rebelled against mainstream Jewish society, from the seventeenth century philosopher Barukh Spinoza to the founders of secular Jewish nationalism (i.e. Zionism) to the contemporary American Jewish “Heebster” movement. Among the questions to be asked: What is the line between rejecting tradition outright and rebelling against the status quo in order to bring about constructive reform? In an era of increasing diversity, is there still a Jewish mainstream against which to rebel?   

Courses cross-listed in Jewish Studies; see primary section for description:

98433

HEB 101   Beginning Hebrew

Rivka Halperin

. . W Th F

11:40 -1:00 pm

OLINLC 120

FLLC

 

98434

HEB 201   Intermediate Hebrew

Rivka Halperin

. . W . F

. . . Th .

1:30 -2:50 pm

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLIN 107

OLINLC 210

FLLC

 

98011

HIST 2122   The Arab-Israel Conflict

Joel Perlmann

. T . Th .

4:00-5:20 pm

OLIN 201

HIST

 

98142

HIST 2701   The Holocaust, 1933-1945

Cecile Kuznitz

. T . Th .

10:30- 11:50 am

OLIN 201

HIST/DIFF

 

98206

LIT 276B   Chosen Voices: Jewish Authors

Elizabeth Frank

. . W Th .

2:30 -3:50 pm

OLIN 308

ELIT/DIFF

 

98016

REL 104   Introduction to Judaism

Jacob Neusner

. T . Th .

1:00-2:20 pm

OLIN 101

HUM

 

98025

REL 353   Child Sacrifice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Bruce Chilton

. . . Th .

4:00-6:20 pm

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STUDY OF JAMES, V’LGE DORM A

HUM