The Jewish Studies Program is an academic program affiliated with the Division of Interdisciplinary Studies. The program seeks to acquaint students with the breadth of Jewish culture, to introduce them to life and culture in the modern state of Israel, and--because Hebrew has been the primary vehicle of Jewish expression in Israel and in the diaspora--to help them attain a working knowledge of the Hebrew language. Through the minor in Jewish studies, the program offers students an opportunity to take courses in the following areas of Jewish studies: history, literature and thought, Israeli society and politics, and Hebrew. The interdisciplinary nature of Jewish studies allows students to take courses in different departments, including History, Religious Studies, English, and Government.

Requirements for the Minor in Jewish Studies
A minimum of seven courses, including two core courses (History 181 and 182) and five other courses in Jewish studies selected from the list below. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue the study of Hebrew, either by completing two semesters of biblical Hebrew (Religious Studies 201, 202) or by studying modern Hebrew in Israel. Students may count up to two courses in Hebrew toward the five elective courses required for the minor.

Successful completion of the minor requires a 2.0 average for all requirements above. None of the required courses may be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

Courses listed below are described in the appropriate department sections of this catalogue.

Courses approved for the minor in Jewish Studies:
English
423 The Holocaust: History, Literature, Film

Government
251 Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Accommodation
252 Politics of the Middle East

History
181 Jewish History I: From Antiquity to 1492
182 Jewish History II: From 1492 to the Present
281 Jews and Judaism in America
283 Jewish Biography and Autobiography
382 Women in Modern Jewish History
384 Dilemmas of Modern Jewish Identity
421 Research Seminar: Debating the Nazi Past
479 Research Seminar: Jews and the City

Religious Studies
151 Reflections on Evil: A Study of the Book of Job
201, 202 Biblical Hebrew
233 Biblical Literature I
393 Judaism: Ancient and Modern