| courses - academic year 1999-2000 | |
Fall Term 1999 | |
| Literature 230-501 Foundations of Jewish Civilization TTh 5:00 - 6:20 pm Adjunct Professor Robert Kovacss |
Learn about the Jewish Bible and its influence on the lives of Jews. Emphasis will be placed on the biblical basis for the Jewish lifecycle and calendar. |
| Literature 295-001 Language and Cultural Diversity in the USA TTh 2:00 - 3:20 pm Professor Rakhmiel Peltz |
Through the study of literature and film, the dynamics of language-based cultural diversity in the USA will be presented. Topics include communication patterns of men and women, language diversity of African Americans, and cultural production of various immigrant groups. Focus will be on the immigrant culture of American Jews and the rich Yiddish literature, press, theater and film. |
Winter Term 2000 | |
| History 298-002 Modern Jewish History MWF 10:00 - 11:00 am Professor Rakhmiel Peltz |
An exploration of the social, cultural, political and religious forces that have shaped Jewry the world over from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Topics will include emancipation and enlightenment, modern religious movements, socialism, Hebrew and Yiddish literature, the Holocaust, Zionism and the state of Israel.
| Sociology 495-395 Rabbinic Culture TTh 3:30-5 pm Adjunct Professor Robert Kovacs |
An introductory survey of the history of the Jewish people, their civilization, religion, and contacts with other cultures in medieval times. Topics will include the rise of Christianity and Islam, the Talmud, Jewish mysticism, and the growth of Ashkenazic and Sephardic Jewry. |
| AS-I 265-501 Israel: Language and Society (Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies) MTh 5-6:30 pm Adjunct Professor Amiram Amitai |
An exciting introduction to contemporary society and culture in Israel, stressing ways of communicating in Hebrew. This is a special course for those students planning a co-op experience in Israel, as well as those interested in Judaic studies and in getting an insider view of this diverse society. |
Spring Term 2000 | |
| Literature 325-001 Introduction to Yiddish Culture W 4:00-6:40 pm Professor Rakhmiel Peltz |
This course will describe the major culture of European Jews and their descendants the world over during the past thousand years. In a lively classroom stressing the arts and humor, students will be introduced to the multi-faceted language and culture through song, literature and film. The everyday world of Jews in western and eastern Europe, immigrant USA, and in other societies, will be uncovered, as the course follows this minority culture evolving to encompass religious and secular functions, different roles for men and women, and intense feelings of pride and shame.
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| History 298-002 The Holocaust TTh 3:30-5:00 pm Professor Rakhmiel Peltz |
The history of the Holocaust will be presented from the time of the rise of Nazism to power in Germany to the rebuilding of Jewish life following World War II. This course will stress the experience of European Jews during this period, through the use of primary historical documents, diaries and testimony of survivors and those who perished, literature, art and film. Students will gain familiarity with historical events, including acts of religious, cultural and armed resistance, as well as the response of the larger world to the Holocaust up to the present day. |
Summer Term 2000 | |
| ASI 265-501 Israel: Language and Society (Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies) MW 5-6:30 pm Adjunct Professor Amiram Amitai |
An exciting introduction to contemporary society and culture in Israel, stressing ways of communicating in Hebrew. This is a special course for those students planning a co-op experience in Israel, as well as those interested in Judaic studies and in getting an insider view of this diverse society. |