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HIST 132 - Jewish History II: Spanish Expulsion to the Present


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: CD, 4SS

Jewish modernity in Europe, the US, and Middle East, 1492-present. Topics include the breakup of traditional society and emerging expressions of modernity in the experience of Marranos, mystics, messiahs, religious reformers and 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: 30
Instructor: S. Magnus
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with JWST 132


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