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HIST 111 - The Jewish People in America


Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU

New course added 08.28.14.

The course traces the history of Jews in America from their humble beginnings to what is often described as a blissful present. The course explores major themes in American Jewish history like religious reforms and innovation, immigration, assimilation, antisemitism, patterns of political behavior, social mobility, inter-ethnic relations, and internal divisions. The class also deals with questions of Jewish self-definition in America’s ethnic and racial matrix.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: G. Ribak
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with JWST 111


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