HIST 424 - Polish-Jewish History

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.

Prerequisites & Notes: One course from: HIST 232, HIST 233, HIST 316, or HIST 331.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter