11417

JS 101 Introduction to Jewish Studies

Cecile Kuznitz

. T . Th .

2:30 - 3:50 pm

OLIN 307

HUM/DIFF

Cross-listed: History, Religion This interdisciplinary course will introduce students to major themes in the field of Jewish Studies. The primary focus will be on the history of the Jewish people and on Judaism as a religion, but we will also examine topics in Jewish literature, society, and politics. The course will treat selected themes from the Biblical period to the present, but with a greater emphasis on the medieval and especially the modern period. Among the issues to be explored: What role has the Land of Israel played in Jewish life, and how have Jews responded to their nearly 2,000-year experience of exile and Diaspora? How have they negotiated both the “push” of antisemitism and the “pull” of assimilation to maintain distinct forms of community and identity? What role have various types of texts played in Jewish culture, and what is their relationship to lived Jewish experience? Finally, what are the implications of such momentous recent events as the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the rise of the American Jewish community?

11033

HEB 102 Elementary Hebrew II

David Nelson

M T W Th .

1:30 -2:30 pm

OLIN 302

FLLC

11582

HIST 2701 The Holocaust, 1933-1945

Cecile Kuznitz

. T . Th .

10:30 -11:50 am

HEG 200

HIST/DIFF

11572

SST 298 Exiles, Refugees, and Survivors: The Exodus from Hitler’s Germany

David Kettler

. . . Th .

4:00 -6:20 pm

OLIN 306

SSCI

11030

THEO 212 Archaeology of the Bible

Bruce Chilton

. T . Th .

1:00 -2:20 pm

Center for the Study of James

ELIT

11032

THEO 214 Visions of the Social Order in Formative Judaism and Christianity

Bruce Chilton / Jacob Neusner

. T . . .

10:30 - 11:50 am

OLIN 101

SSCI