A Survey of Jewish Culture (JST1500) is an examination of Jewish thought, Diaspora history, traditions and rituals, challenges of Jewish families and communities, and Jewish responses to the modern world.

The historical, political, literary, religious, and philosophical dimensions of the Holocaust.

A survey of the history of Jewish civilization beginning with the origins of the Hebrews, through early Christianity and the Renaissance, to the State of Israel.

This course will begin with the period of the Enlightenment for the Jewish people and will follow the historical development which led to the development of the State of Israel.