HIS 6400 - Modern Jewish History

3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.

History of the Jewish people from the mid-17th century to the present. Topics include: the Messianic and Hassidic movements, enlightenment, emancipation and assimilation, the rise of new religious forms, the great migrations, nationalism, anti-Semitism, the growth of Hebrew and Yiddish literature, the emergence of Zionism and the establishment of the State of Israel.

Department: History, Philosophy and Political Science