Master's Programmes - Catalogue 2022/2023 | American and British Studies. Comparative Approaches. | MABM224

MABM224 The Jewish contribution to American culture

Annotation:

This course examines the history and culture of Jew s in America from their arrival in New Amsterdam in 1654 to the present. It course covers the experience of Jew s of all levels of faith and observance through American history. The course starts in colonial times w hen only some Jew s in the colonies lived side-by-side with the religious refugees from Europe and then continues with a discussion of the early American Jew s. The course then traces the development of American Jewry and the incalculable impacts of the waves of Jewish immigration from Europe in the 1800s. The course deals with the burgeoning communities in many American cities and the disunity that arose from the growth of the community and influx of outsiders. The course also looks at the dichotomy between religious and non-religious American Jew s and the divisions within the religious community. The course concludes with an examination of the roles of Jewish communities in and after World War II and their continuing roles to this day

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American and British Studies. Comparative Approaches.

Lecturers:

Assoc. Prof. Boris Naimushin, PhD

Course Description:

Competencies:

After com pleting successfully this course, the students w ill:

1) know:

 the experience of Jews of all levels of faith and observance through American history

 the origins of the Jewish American communities

 the cultural impact of the Jewish communities on contemporary American society through literature, music, film etc.

2) are capable of:

 discussing the cultural impact of the Jewish communities on contemporary American societ
Prerequisites:


Types:
Full-time Programmes

Types of Courses:
Lecture

Language of teaching:
English

Topics:

  1. A brief history of the Jew ish people. Languages of the Jew ish people (Hebrew , Yiddish, Ladino etc.) When and w hy did Jew s immigrate to America? A century of immigration 1829-1924
  2. Dichotomy between religious and non-religious American Jew s and the divisions within the religious community.
  3. Jewish Literature in the USA: an overview Sholem Aleichem Isaac Bashevis Singer Jerome Weidman
  4. Klezmer music Jewish influence: American pop music
  5. Jewish influence: American cinema
  6. The Origins Of Anti-Semitism In America
  7. Jewish Brooklyn: Hassidic Judaism
  8. Student presentations.

Bibliography:

The American Jewish Experience in the Twentieth Century: Antisemitism and Assimilation. Jonathan D. Sarna and Jonathan

Golden. Brandeis University. http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/tw enty/tkeyinfo/jew ishexp.htm

KARRIS GOLDEN. Jewish influence prevalent in American Culture. http://w cfcourier.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/jew ish-

influence-prevalent-in-american-culture/article_3e4add7e-b76e-11df-ab74-001cc4c03286.html

America and Jewish Values. The Bible's major role in the creation of the United States and its democracy.

http://w w w.aish.com/jl/jnj/jm/America_and_Jew ish_Values.html