2009 Fall HISTORY 134C-01
Bulletin Course Description Major developments in Jewish history from the early modern period to today. The Kehillah, the Spanish-Jewish Diaspora, the rise of Polish Jewry, the Safed Kabbalah, Sabbatianism, the emergence of the Chassidut, the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment), Emancipation and the nation state, Reform Judaism, economic modernization, racial antisemitism, Zionism, the Holocaust, the State of Israel, flourishing Jewish pluralism in the United States, the future: nation and Diaspora?
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Title JEWISH HISTORY, 1492-PRESENT Department HISTORY Course Number 2009 Fall 134C Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Hacohen,Malachi H Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
Major developments in Jewish history from the early modern period to today: the Kehillah, the Spanish-Jewish Diaspora, the rise of Polish Jewry, the Safed Kabbalah, Sabbatianism, the emergence of the Chassidut, the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment), Emancipation and the nation state, Reform Judaism, economic modernization, racial antisemitism, Zionism, the Holocaust, the State of Israel, flourishing Jewish pluralism in the United States, the future: nation and Diaspora?
Exams
midterm and final exams: identifications and one or two short essays. (Wide choice available; ids and essay topics selected from pre-distributed lists.)
Term Papers
one historiographical paper with a research component (15+ pages)
Grade to be based on
40% exams; 30% paper; 30% class participation
Additional Information
Course is part lecture part class discussion. Active participation encouraged and rewarded.
AREAS: AMEA, EUR, USC
PRE-1800? Yes
