2024 Fall JEWISH 121A 002 LEC 002

2024 Fall

JEWISH 121A 002 - LEC 002

Topics in Arts and Culture

Jews in the Modern World

John M Efron

Aug 28, 2024 - Dec 13, 2024
Tu, Th
12:30 pm - 01:59 pm
Class #:33572
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Jewish Studies Program

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 4
Enrolled: 6
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 10
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Final Exam

FRI, DECEMBER 20TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Wheeler 200

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Course Catalog Description

Course designed to permit regular and visiting faculty the flexibility to address topics that reflect their research interests and supplement regular curricular offerings. Consult department website each semester for specific descriptions.

Class Description

This course will examine the impact of modern intellectual, political, cultural, and social forces on the Jewish people since the eighteenth century. It is our aim to come to an understanding of how the Jews interpreted these forces and how and in what ways they adapted and utilized them to suit the Jewish experience. In other words, we will trace the way Jews became modern. Some of the topics to be covered include Emancipation, the Jewish Enlightenment, new Jewish religious movements, Jewish politics and culture, immigration, antisemitism, the Holocaust, and the state of Israel. Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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Associated Sections

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