Jewish History: Major Trends in the History of Jewish Civilization

In this course, students investigate the major trends in Jewish history between the fall of the Second Commonwealth in the middle of the first century and the emergence of the Zionist movement at the end of the nineteenth century. Students uncover and examine these trends by performing the job of the historian: analyzing and synthesizing sources, asking and answering historical questions, and creating historical “products,” such as museum installations, book reviews, encyclopedia articles, maps, newspaper columns, and course syllabi.