American Jewish History
HIST 210
Fall 2008
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01
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| Certificates: Jewish and Israel Studies |
| Course Cluster: Jewish and Israel Studies |
This course will explore the history of Jews in the United States from the first settlements in the mid-17th century until recent times. Many topics will be considered including the lives and cultures of Jews in Europe before emigration; Jews in the American economy and labor force; the influence of Jews in American literature and popular culture; relations between Sephardic, Central European, and Eastern European Jews; political convictions including Zionism, liberalism, socialism, Communism, feminism, conservatism, and neo conservatism; the evolution of Judaism in the United States; anti-Semitism and philo-Semitism in America; relations between Jews, other immigrants, and African-Americans; policies and attitudes of the U.S. government, the general public, and American Jewry toward Nazism and the murder of Jews in Europe; American Jews' relations to the state of Israel; and intermarriage. Although our primary focus will be on the United States, we will frequently make comparison to European nations, Canada, Argentina, and other countries. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(HIST-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Hasia R. Diner, The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000 (2004);
Paul Mendes-Flohr and Jehuda Reinharz, ed., The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary History
Irving Howe, World of Our Fathers (1976)
Deborah Dash Moore, At Home in America; Second Generation New York Jews (1981)
Henry Feingold, Bearing Witness: How America and its Jews Responded to the Holocaust (1995)
Plus articles and primary documents.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Mid-term essay, research essay (10-15 pp), weekly questions for discussion |
| Instructor(s): Schatz,Ronald W. Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 11 | FR: 6 |
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