HST 399U: JEWS AND JUDAISM IN THE UNITED STATES FROM WORLD WAR TWO TO THE PRESENT
T & Th 10- 11:50 am
PCAT 160
CRN 44867
M. Weingrad

An exploration of the Jewish experience in America from 1945 to the present, through historical readings, film, fiction, essays, sociological studies, memoirs, and sound recordings. How has a religious and ethnic minority responded to the challenges and opportunities of the open society? How are traditions of belief and practice reshaped and redefined in the modern American context? How have American Jews contributed to and shaped the meaning of what it is to be American? Topics include immigrant culture and memory; antisemitism; postwar affluence and migration; the counterculture; Jewish-black relations; Jewish liberalism, radicalism, and neoconservativism; feminism and the transformation of women's roles; the revival of orthodoxy.

Eng 308U: JEWISH AMERICAN LITERATURE
MWF 12:45-1:50 pm
BHB 220
CRN 46133
J. Arrante

This course will study 350 years of American Jewish experience through literature. We will address such questions as: What does it mean to be "American" and Jewish? Has a distinctly American Jewish literary/cultural tradition evolved through the immigration, assimilation, and religious revival experiences of American Jews? How do Jews contribute to the culture of exile in America today?

Soc 410/510: FAMILY AND IDENTITY THROUGH FILM
W 5:30-9:10 pm
UTS 206
CRN 45030/45031
R. Liebman

Families form our understanding of self and anchor our social identites. Though readings and documentary and narrative films from Europe, the Americas, and Israel, we view marriage, intergenerational dynamics, and gender roles in the experience of Jews, Hispanics, and Asians. Classes organized around lectures, film screenings, and discussion.

Eng 367U THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
T & Th 2-3:50 pm
UTS 209
CRN 44933
S. Danielson

Changes in the representation of the immigrant experience. The course examines literature and film as avenues through which immigrant communities explore and debate the inevitable dislocation and loss. Includes work by Anzia Yesierska, I. B. Singer, and Eva Hoffman.

Heb 102: FIRST-YEAR MODERN HEBREW
MWF 9 - 10:05 am
OND 201
CRN 41608
A. Yariv

Second in a three-course introductory sequence of grammar and syntax, reading, writing, and speaking. For non-native speakers of Hebrew.

Hebrew 201: SECOND-YEAR MODERN HEBREW
T & Th 6:40 - 8:30 pm
SB2 104
CRN 41609
A. Yariv

Second in a three-course intermediate sequence of grammar and syntax, reading, writing, and speaking. Prerequisite: Hebrew 103 or equivalent. For non-native speakers of Hebrew.

Heb 302: THIRD-YEAR MODERN HEBREW
M & W 4:40 - 6:30 pm
NH 472
CRN 45277
A. Yariv

This course advances beyond second-year modern Hebrew, developing reading, writing, and speaking skills with an emphasis on literary readings and essays. Prerequisite: Hebrew 203 or equivalent. For non-native speakers of Hebrew.

Courses are generally available on a non-credit basis at reduced fees. Courses are also available tuition-free for seniors through the Senior Adult Learning Center: call 503-725-4739 on Tuesday and Thursdays between 11 and 2 for more information.

For Judaic Studies program and placement information, and for information about the Minor Degree in Judaic Studies, please contact Professor Michael Weingrad (weingrad@pdx.edu, 503-725-3085).