Current Course Offerings

Fall 2024

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JS 269: Yiddish Literature and Culture in Europe

Cross listed as: German 269, LitTrans 269
Prof. Sunny Yudkoff
TR 11:00am – 12:15pm
Credits: 3
Level: Elementary
Breadth: Literature
L&S Credit Type: Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S
Description: Exploration of European Yiddish fiction, poetry, folklore, and cinema, with a focus on works of the 19th and 20th centuries.

JS 318: Modern Jewish Literature

Cross listed as: LitTrans 318
Prof. Sunny Yudkoff
TR 1:00pm – 2:15pm
Credits: 3
Level: Intermediate
Breadth: Literature
L&S Credit Type: Counts as Liberal Arts and Science credit in L&S
Description: Pre-modern Jewish society’s breakdown, immigration, the challenges of integration and exclusion, and the establishment of new communities will serve as a backdrop for the analysis and comparison of Jewish literary texts written in Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Russian, and English.

Spring 2025 - Coming Soon!

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