We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Efrat Rotem to the Program!
Joshua Altshuler graduated from the University of Illinois with a BA in History and a minor in Jewish Studies. He won the Filler Award in 2016.
This course is taught by Rabbi Efrat Rotem.
The "History of Antisemitism" examines the negative representations of Judaism and the Jewish people within the larger context of the major historical changes taking place in the ancient Mediterranean world, medieval European civilization, and the rise of the modern nation state.
Survey of the world's Jewish cultures with a particular focus on the non-Western world. Addresses the relations between Judaism and other religious systems and the nature of Jewish life in such locales as North Africa, Subsaharan Africa, India, China, and South America.
