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ALL Jewish Studies Courses at UNC

ENGL 49 Studies in Literary Topics: Jewish American Literature. An intensive study of Jewish American Literature. Junior, senior elective. For English majors, satisfies group F requirement, or with group letter designation, can fill requirement for groups B-E.

GERM 006-I First-Year Seminar: Germans, Jews and the History of Antisemitism.

GERM 61/RELI 85 German Culture and the Jewish Question. A study of the role of Jews and the Jewish Question in German culture from 1750 to the Holocaust and beyond. Discussions and texts (literary, political, theological) in English. B.A.-level Western Historical perspective.

HEBR 1-4.  Beginning and intermediate instruction in Modern Hebrew. The course topic will vary with the instructor. The class will be limited to seminar size, and students must receive permission from the instructor to register.

HIST 50 History of the Holocaust: The Destruction of the European Jews (PWAD 52). Antisemitism; the Jews of Europe; the Hitler Dictatorship; Evolution of Nazi Jewish Policy from Persecution to the final Solution; Jewish Response; Collaborators, Bystanders, and Rescuers; Aftermath. Browning. A&S Western Historical perspective.

RELI 21 Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature.

RELI 24 Introduction to Ancient Judaism. This course surveys Jewish history and religion during the Second Temple and Rabbinic periods, from the destruction of the First Jewish Temple (Solomon's Temple) in 586 B.C.E. to the Muslim conquest of Palestine (640 C.E.). Magness.

RELI 28/CLAR 28 Archaeology of Palestine in the New Testament Period. This course surveys the archaeology of Palestine (Modern Israel and Jordan) from the Persian period (CA. 586 B.C.) to the Muslim conquest (640 A.D.). Magness. GC Non-Western/Comparative perspective.

RELI 34 Introduction to Modern Judaism. The course offers a comprehensive understanding of the development of Judaism from the late middle ages to contemporary times. A&S Western Historical perspective. Ariel.

RELI 44 Introduction to American Judaism. Course provides a comprehensive introduction to American Judaism, its various movements, institutions, theological and liturgical characteristics, as well as its standing within the larger framework of religious life in America. Ariel.

RELI 55 The Legends of Genesis. A study of the Patriarchal narratives preserved in the book of Genesis as it is illuminated by recent discoveries in the cultures of the ancient Near East.  Lange.

RELI 57 Prophecy and Divination in Israel and Judah. An examination of the origins, psychology, and conventional forms of prophecy as well as the writings of major prophets of the Old Testament. Van Seters.

RELI 78 Judaism In Our Time. An examination of Judaism in its two major centers, demonstrating how different social and cultural environments shape very different interpretations and practices of the Jewish tradition.

RELI 79 Religion In Modern Israel. Examines the major religious groups that operate in the state of Israel and influence its social and cultural development; analyzes the relationship among religion, state, and society in Israel. Ariel.

RELI 92 From Many to One:  A History of Monotheism in Israel and Judah. In this class students will learn how the idea of monotheism developed in ancient Israel, with special recognition to its environment. Lange. A&S Western Historical perspective.

RELI 111/CLAR 110 Ancient Synagogues. Prerequisite, Religious Studies 28 or consent of instructor. This is a course on ancient synagogues in Palestine and the Diaspora from the Second Temple period to the seventh century A.D. Magness.

RELI 113 Biblical Hebrew. Introduction to the grammar and exegesis of Biblical Hebrew.

RELI 114 Biblical Hebrew. Prerequisite, RELI 113 or permission of instructor.  Continuation of Religion 113.  

RELI 122 Exploring the Dead Sea Scrolls. comprehensive introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls and the different Jewish groups connected with them. Lange. A&S Pre-1700 Western History perspective.

RELI 126 What are Holy Scriptures: The Canonical History of the Hebrew Bible. The course traces the canonical process, which led to the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Old Testament. Lange. A&S Pre-1700 Western History perspective.

RELI 154 Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Judaism. The seminar examines the developments in gender roles and in sexuality in contemporary Judaism. Ariel.

PLSH 112 Twentieth-Century Polish Literature and Culture. A survey of the major works of twentieth-century Polish literature and culture in English translation. Some readings in Polish for students who can use the language. Holmgren, Levine. A&S Aesthetic/Literature perspective.

SLAV 164 Jews in Polish and Russian Literature. Explores the fictional representation of Jewish life in Russia and Poland by Russian, Polish, and Jewish authors from the nineteenth century to the present. Holmgren, Levine. A&S Aesthetic/Literature perspective and Cultural Diversity requirement.

SLAV 165/PWAD 165 Literature of Atrocity:  The Gulag and the Holocaust in Russian and East European Literature (PWAD 165). Literary representation in fiction, poetry, memoirs, and other genres of the mass annihilation and terror in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union under the Nazi and Communist regimes. Spring. Levine. B.A.-level Aesthetic perspective and Cultural Diversity requirement.

SLAV 169 Coming to America:  The Slavic Immigrant Experience in Literature. Fictional and autobiographical expressions of the Slavic and East European immigrant experience in the twentieth century. Readings include Russian, Polish, Jewish, and Czech authors from early 1900s to present. Spring. Holmgren, Levine. B.A.-level Aesthetic perspective and Cultural Diversity requirement.