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Academic Year 2004/2005


American Jewish History
HIST 332 FA

This course will begin with a survey text on the history of Jews in the U.S. from the 17th century to recent times and a survey of Jews in France since the Revolution of 1789 for comparison. We will then concentrate on several aspects of the subject--immigrations, political radicalism, intellectuals, and Zionism.

MAJOR READINGS

(subject to change) Mary Antin, THE PROMISED LAND (1912) Irving Howe, THE WORLD OF OUR FATHERS (1976) Mordecai M. Kaplan, JUDAISM AS A CIVILIZATION: TOWARD A RECONSTRUCTION OF AMERICAN-JEWISH LIFE (1934) Henry Feingold, A TIME FOR SEARCHING: ENTERING THE MAINSTREAM, 1920-1945 (1992) Michael Rogin, BLACKFACE, WHITE NOISE: AMERICAN JEWS IN THE HOLLYWOOD MELTING POT (1996) Aaron Berman, NAZISM, THE JEWS AND AMERICAN ZIONISM, 1933-1948 (1990) Hillel Levine and Lawrence Harman, THE DEATH OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY (1992) Plus a large collection of primary documents and articles.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Four five-page essays

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Admission by interview. Students with knowledge of 20th century European or U.S. history or Judaism. I would hope to have not only Jewish students but others as well.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005


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