Jewish Studies (JWST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. The Catalog/Courses of Study 2025-2026 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
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Classes
JWST 1101
Course Description
Intended for beginners. Provides a thorough grounding in reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking. Students who complete the course are able to function in basic situations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1101
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1101
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 1103
Course Description
Sequel to HEBRW 1101-HEBRW 1102. Continued development of reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking skills. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1103
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 1776
Course Description
Elementary Yiddish I is the first in a three-class sequence that will enable students to meet their Arts & Sciences language requirement in Yiddish. It provides an introduction to reading, writing, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 1776, YIDSH 1776
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 2001
Course Description
Explore the ways of 19th to 21st century Russian Jewry through survey of literature and film. Learn about life in Russia from the perspective of Jewish and Russian-Jewish writers as well as through portrayal ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RUSSL 2001
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2441
Course Description
Where have humans found truth? Will the truths we uphold today remain true tomorrow? Leaning on discussion and close reading of texts, this seminar asks students to think about how truth becomes history ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2441
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 2467
Course Description
This course explores the history of the Holocaust during which the Nazis murdered six million Jews. Topics covered in this class include the history of antisemitism in Europe and twentieth-century Germany, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 2567, HIST 2567
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2488
Course Description
This course is an introductory survey to various aspects of Israeli culture, society, and history. Through a close examination of various media (film, music, literature) as well as key events and social ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2488
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2580
Course Description
How is the memory of the Holocaust kept alive by means of the literary and visual imagination? Within the historical context of the Holocaust and how and why it occurred, we shall examine major and widely ... view course details
JWST 2666
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2666, MEDVL 2666, NES 2666, RELST 2666
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2724
Course Description
The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is a repository of ancient Israelite religious, political, social, historical, and literary traditions. For the modern reader these ancient traditions are often obscured ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2724, RELST 2724
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2925
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2925, NES 2925
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 3101
Course Description
This constitutes the first course in our third year of the Modern Hebrew language sequence.  Development of speech proficiency will be emphasized. Over the course of the semester, students will develop ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3101
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 3103
Course Description
This course is intended to continue the development of all aspects of Hebrew language skills. Emphasis, however, will be placed on speaking skills and understanding through the use of various outlets in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3103
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 3175
Course Description
This course uses the history of the Spanish Inquisition, and the richness of its archival records, to explore the variety of ways in which the pursuit of heresy was intertwined with transforming how knowledge ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3175, NES 3175, SHUM 3175
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Juni, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 3222
Course Description
This course is an advanced study of a central concept, problem, or figure in 17-18th century philosophy. Spring 2024: This course will be an in-depth inquiry into the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 3222, PHIL 6222
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Steinberg, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For Fall 2025: An in-depth examination of early modern theories of emotion, action, and moral judgment. This class will focus on the writings of Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hume.
JWST 4310
Course Description
Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, NES 6700, RELST 4310, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 4407
Course Description
The modern Jewish religious movement known as Hasidism began in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century and thrives today. We will approach Hasidism primarily through three avenues: recent critical social ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4407, ANTHR 7407, JWST 7404, NES 4407, NES 7404, RELST 4407, RELST 7404
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 4548
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4548, NES 4548, RELST 4548
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 4672
Course Description
In this seminar, we will examine the war's major turning points on the European theater in order to understand not only the nature of this conflict, but also the forces that made it possible. We will look ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4672
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Florea, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 4769
Course Description
This course offers Jewish Studies majors a chance to write a significant research essay that allows for depth of study of a topic of interest to each individual student. Because it is a required course ... view course details
JWST 4913
Course Description
This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depredations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, GERST 6413, JWST 7913, NES 4913, NES 7913
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 4998
Course Description
The first half of a two-semester sequence for Jewish Studies majors who wish to conduct research for an honors thesis. In this class, student research will be guided through individual meetings with the ... view course details
JWST 6310
Course Description
Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, NES 6700, RELST 4310, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
JWST 7404
Course Description
The modern Jewish religious movement known as Hasidism began in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century and thrives today. We will approach Hasidism primarily through three avenues: recent critical social ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4407, ANTHR 7407, JWST 4407, NES 4407, NES 7404, RELST 4407, RELST 7404
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 7913
Course Description
This extraordinary figure died in 1941, and his death is emblematic of the intellectual depredations of Nazism. Yet since World War II, his influence, his reputation, and his fascination for scholars in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4413, ANTHR 7413, COML 4429, GERST 4413, GERST 6413, JWST 4913, NES 4913, NES 7913
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)