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Academic Year 2000/2001

Major Issues in Jewish History II: 1496 - Modern Times
HIST 248 SP

This is a sequence to the HIST247 course. It will cover period from late medieval/early modern times to modernity. It will explore such issues in Jewish history as the Enlightenment (Haskalah), embourgeoisment, modern anti-Semitism etc. in both east and west. The course will require regular attendance and intensive reading of both primary and secondary sources. *J. Cohen ESSENTIAL PAPERS ON JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY IN CONFLICT D. Fishman RUSSIA'S FIRST MODERN JEWS E. Fram IDEALS FACE REALITY aplan THE MAKING OF THE JEWISH MIDDLE CLASS A. Lindemann THE JEW ACCUSED *J. Marcus JEW IN THE MEDIEVAL WORLD P. Mendes-Flohr & J. Reinharz THE JEW IN THE MODERN WORLD M. Meyer THE ORIGINS OF THE MODERN JEW M *Y. H. Yerushalmi ZAKHOR Books with * indicate that they are used for both Fall and Spring semesters

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Teter,Magdalena O.   

Times: ..T.T.. 09:00AM-10:20AM;     Location: PAC001

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 50)

SR. major: 9   Jr. major: 9

SR. non-major: 8   Jr. non-major: 8   SO: 8   FR: 8

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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