Course:

JS 120  Jewishness Beyond Religion: Defining Secular Jewish Culture

Professor:

Cecile Kuznitz  

CRN:

90145

Schedule:

 Mon  Wed    3:50 PM - 5:10 PM Olin 101

Distributional Area:

HA Historical Analysis

D+J Difference and Justice

Class cap

22

Credits:

4

Cross-listed:  Historical Studies

In the pre-modern world Jewish identity was centered on religion but expressed as well in how one made a living, what clothes one wore, and what language one spoke. In modern times, Jewish culture became more voluntary and more fractured. While some focused on Judaism as (only) a religion, both the most radical and the most typical way in which Jewishness was redefined was in secular terms. In this course we will explore the intellectual, social, and political movements that led to new secular definitions of Jewish culture and identity in the modern period. We will focus on examples drawn from Western and Eastern Europe but will also look at American and Israeli societies. Topics will include the Haskalah (Jewish enlightenment), acculturation and assimilation, modern Jewish politics including Zionism, and Jewish literature in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages.

 

Course:

HEB 101  Hebrew Language and Culture

Professor:

Joshua Calvo  

CRN:

90217

Schedule:

Mon Tue Wed Thurs    10:20 AM - 11:10 PM Olin 302

Distributional Area:

FL Foreign Languages and Lit

Class cap:

12

Credits:

4

Cross-listed:  Jewish Studies; Middle Eastern Studies

 

Course:

HEB 201  Intermediate Hebrew

Professor:

Joshua Calvo  

CRN:

90218

Schedule:

 Tue Wed Thurs    12:10 PM - 1:30 PM Olin 302

Distributional Area:

FL Foreign Languages and Lit

Class cap:

12

Credits:

4

Cross-listed:  Jewish Studies; Middle Eastern Studies

 

Course:

HIST 2701  The Holocaust, 1933-1945

Professor:

Cecile Kuznitz  

CRN:

90159

Schedule:

 Mon  Wed     2:00 PM - 3:20 PM  Campus Center Weis Cinema

Distributional Area:

HA Historical Analysis

D+J Difference and Justice

Class cap:

22

Credits:

4

Cross-listed:  German  Studies; Human Rights; Jewish Studies; Russian Studies

 

Course:

PHIL 317  Spinoza

Professor:

Robert Tully  

CRN:

90038

Schedule:

   Thurs    2:00 PM - 4:20 PM Olin 304

Distributional Area:

MBV Meaning, Being, Value

Class cap

12

Credits:

4

Cross-listed:  Jewish Studies; Study of Religions

 

Course:

REL 104  Introduction to Judaism

Professor:

Joshua Boettiger  

CRN:

90045

Schedule:

Tue  Thurs    3:50 PM – 5:10 PM Olin 308

Distributional Area:

MBV Meaning, Being, Value

D+J Difference and Justice

Class cap:

15

Credits:

4

Cross-listed:  Jewish Studies; Middle Eastern Studies

 

Course:

REL 111  First Bible

Professor:

Bruce Chilton and Mary Grace Williams

CRN:

90041

Schedule:

 Tue  Thurs    10:20 AM - 11:40 AM Bard Chapel

Distributional Area:

MBV Meaning, Being, Value

Class cap

24

Credits:

4

Cross-listed:  Jewish Studies; Theology