HIST 235 - East European Jewry, 1772-1939: Adaptation, Innovation, and Crisis

3 SS, CD, WR
This course explores the transformation of East European Jewry from the partitions of Poland through the rise of the Soviet Union and the facsist regimes of interwar Poland. Studies include: the Musar and Jewish enlightenment movements; government Jewry policies and Jewish responses; economic and demographic change; Jewish nationalism, Jewish socialism; Jewish political parties and strategies; the birth of modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature; massive emigration; and Jewish strategies under overtly anti-Jewish regimes in the interwar period. This course is cross-referenced with JWST 235.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 40.
Ms. Magnus
Next offered 2007-08

Credits: 3 hours