Spring 2009 JUDAIC STUDIES & HEBREW COURSES
March 30 - June 7
Check the university website (http://www.sa.pdx.edu/soc/ ) for locations two weeks prior to the beginning of the term.
Hst 199/399 Introduction to Judaism
MW 2:00-3:50pm
Meir
Judaism is a religion of ancient ties to a foundational text, a land, a people, and a way of life. It is also a world civilization that has undergone surprising changes in its more than 3,000 year history. In this course we will explore the religious beliefs and practices of Judaism, from its Biblical origins to the variety of its modern forms. No prerequisites.
Hst 399 The Holocaust
TTH 2:00-3:50
Meir
An introduction to the Nazi-planned and executed genocide of European Jewry that has come to be known as the Holocaust. Topics includes the German and European contexts for the rise of Nazism; the nature of antisemitism and its links to Nazi ideology and policy; the circumstances of European Jewry in the interwar period; the "Final Solution"; the nature and definition of resistance; the question of the "bystanders"; and varieties of responses to the Holocaust.
Eng 308U Jewish Literature
T 5:30-9:10 pm
Mleynek
Survey of stories by a variety of modern Jewish writers. Attention to
questions of cultural distinctiveness and nature of endings.
Eng 410/510 Baghdad: Cities of Modern Jewish Literature
MW 10:15-12:05
Weingrad
In the early 20th century it is estimated that Jews comprised as much as
one third of the population of the city of Baghdad. This course looks
at novels, stories, and memoirs dealing with the Jewish experience in
this extraordinary city, as well as the ways in which this experience
has been memorialized after it came to an abrupt end in the 1950s
Psy 410/510 Psychology of Trauma
M 5:30-9:10 pm
Lovenstein
How do events such as war, the Holocaust, terror, and abuse impact victims, survivors, and their families through generations? Students learn about trauma and therapeutic strategies (neuro-biology, resiliency) to prepare for face-to-face interviews of victims and family or for internet conversations with Israelis (soldiers, settlers, Holocaust survivors, Palestinians).
Heb103 First-Year Hebrew
MWF 9:00-10:05
Yariv
Third in a three-course introductory sequence of grammar and syntax, reading, writing, and speaking. Prerequisite: Hebrew 102 or equivalent. For non-native speakers of Hebrew.
Heb 203 Second-Year Hebrew
MWF 11:30-12:35
Yariv
Third in a three-course intermediate sequence of grammar and syntax, reading, writing, and speaking. Prerequisite: Hebrew 202 or equivalent. For non-native speakers of Hebrew.
Heb 399 Third-Year Hebrew
MWF 2:00-3:05
Yariv
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