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Apr 25, 2024
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HIST 132 - Jewish History from the Spanish Expulsion to the Present Semester Offered: Second Semester Credits (Range): 3 hours Attribute: 3SS, CD, WR
Survey of Jewish history, 1492-present, studying Jewish modernity in Europe, the United States, and Middle East. Topics include the demise of traditional society and emerging modernity in the experience of Marranos, mystics, messiahs, secular Jews; the struggle for legal equality, economic betterment and social acceptance; family and community; acculturation, assimilation and cultural revival; modern Jew-hatred and Jewish responses; Zionism; Jewish socialism; the Shoah; founding of Israel. Enrollment Limit: 40. Instructor: S. Magnus Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with JWST 132
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