The Arab-Israeli Conflict War has been a constant shadow over the lives of Israelis and Palestinians. We will examine the history of attitudes to war and peace in the region as presented through historical documents, memoirs, political statements, poetry, film and short stories. The course explores the plurality of voices and experiences of different political groups, genders, ethnicities, religions and communities.
Panel discussion of the Netflix mini-series, Unorthodox, featuring David Myers (UCLA), Nomi Stolzenberg (USC), and Rachel Harris (Illinois). Recorded on May 7, 2020.
Elana Jakel is Program Manager of the Initiative for the Study of Ukrainian Jewry at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memor
How does Jewish American Literature compare with/influence/be influenced by other U.S. Minority Literatures? What can we say about the similarities and differences between the Jewish American experience and that of many other US minority literatures?
Course introduces a variety of Jewish literary responses to the Holocaust written during and after the Second World War (from 1939).
Examination of Israeli cinema from its documentary beginnings to its internationally award winning feature films.
Examines the social, political, economic, and intellectual history of the Jews from Abraham to the present-day, with particular attention to Jewish thought and society.
