HIST 424: Polish-Jewish History

History · 5 credits

This course surveys the social, economic, political, religious and cultural history of Polish Jewry, and examines the the history of interactions between Polish Catholics and Jews, from the thirteenth century to the post-World War II period. We will discuss political movements, economic and political relationships, the partitions of Poland and their effects on Jewish life, the development of Jewish popular culture in Poland as well as Jewish politics, the effects of World War I on Jews in Poland, the interwar years, and the Second World War and the Holocaust. This course also spends significant time discussing the post-Holocaust era, including the rise of interest in Jewish topics within Poland today.

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Prerequisites

HIST 232 or HIST 233 or HIST 316 or HIST 331

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Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

HIST 232 History of the Jews before the Modern Era
HIST 233 Modern Jewish History
HIST 316 Europe in the High Middle Ages: 1050-1450
requires HIST 112 or (Liberal Studies OBSOLETE 122 or HUMA 122)
- HIST 112 Introduction to Western Civilization: 476-1713
- HUMA 122 Medieval and Early Modern Europe
HIST 331 History of the Holocaust
requires HIST 112 or HIST 113 or HIST 123 or HIST 232 or HIST 233
- HIST 112 Introduction to Western Civilization: 476-1713 (shown above)
- HIST 113 Introduction to Western Civilization: 1713-Present
- HIST 123 World History, 1500 to the Present
- HIST 232 History of the Jews before the Modern Era (shown above)
- HIST 233 Modern Jewish History (shown above)

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

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