HIST 235 - Inside the Pale: East European Jewry, 1772-1939

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Russian and East European Studies
Next Offered: 2013-2014
Semester Offered: First Semester 2013-2014
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, WR, CD
East European Jewry was once the world’s largest community and one of the most creative in Jewish history. This course explores its transformation, creativity, and responses to crisis from the partitions of Poland to the eve of World War II: Hasidism, the Musar and Jewish enlightenment movements; economic, family and demographic transformation; secularism; Hebrew and Yiddish literature, cinema and music; forms of Zionism; Jewish cultural nationalism and socialism; government policies, anti-Jewish violence, and Jewish responses.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: S. Magnus
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with JWST 235.