Oregon School of Judaic Studies
Portland State University
Summer courses
June 20-August 11, 2005

Nineteenth-Century Russian History: Czars and the Jews
History 099/410/510 1 credit or non-credit
Shaul Stampfer
Monday-Thursday
1 - 3:20 pm
June 20-23

Zionist visions, socialist struggles, and a remarkable flowering of Yiddish literature and theatre marked the transformation of Russian Jewish life in the last century of the Czarist empire. Through comparison with other national and religious groups, the course examines national and global forces that shaped the modernization of the Jewish community.

Twentieth-Century Russian History: Soviet Regime and the Jews
History 099/410/510 1 credit or non-credit
Shaul Stampfer
Monday-Thursday
1 - 3:20 pm
June 27-30

Considered a unique national/religious minority, Jews were stereotyped in the history of the USSR. But seen in light of the project to create a new society, the Jewish experience is shown to share the tensions of politics and community, society and identity that shaped all Soviet life. Using recent research, the course confronts the gap between image and reality in our understanding of Soviet Jewry.

Shaul Stampfer is Edward Sandrow Professor of East European Jewish History at the Hebrew University. He spent 1989 - 1992 working in Jewish education in Russia and remains active in teacher training in the Former Soviet Union.

Gender in the Hebrew Bible
English 099/410/510 1 credit or non-credit
Deborah Eisenbach-Budner
Monday, Wednesday
7 - 9:20 pm
June 20, 22, 27, 29

Looking at the narratives of David, Abraham and Sarah, Ruth, and Deborah through the lens of gender offers a perspective on the issues of human agency versus divine power, maleness versus femaleness, and social order versus subversion in the Hebrew Bible. The course uses biblical texts in translation and interpretive articles by biblical scholars to encourage discussion. No prerequisites.

Deborah Eisenbach-Budner is Education Director of Havurah Shalom and teaches in the Melton Adult Mini-School. She studied Hebrew at PSU before completing a B.A. in Religion at Oberlin College, graduate degrees in Jewish Studies and in Jewish Education at Brandeis University, and coursework in classical Jewish texts at Pardes Institute, Jerusalem.

The Evolution of Modern Antisemitism
History 099/410/510 1 credit or non-credit
Linda Maizels
Tuesday, Thursday
7-9:20 pm
July 5, 7, 12, 14

Antisemitism — prejudice or hostility toward Jews — is a protean phenomenon. Using original texts and selected articles, the course traces its transformation from a religiously based animosity to a racially oriented hatred and looks criticially at the concept of "the new antisemitism., " antagonism toward Jews as a nation.

Linda Maizels is completing her PhD in American Jewish History at the Hebrew University. Using Jewish student periodicals from the late 1960's to the present, her research analyzes the impact of antisemitism on students' lives and how their reactions to antisemitism reflect and shape their identity as Jews.

Summer 2005 Boker Tov/Good Morning Hebrew Program
Hebrew 101, 102, 103 4 credits/course or non-credit
Ayal Yariv
MTWTF 8 - 10:20
6/20-7/8, 7/11-7/29, 8/1-8/19

OSJS welcomes the Boker Tov/Good Morning summer Hebrew intensive program.

Take introductory Hebrew in a concentrated 9 week sequence.
For all who cannot find time in their work or school schedule, the summer course is a great way to accelerate your learning and ready yourself for PSU's Second Year Hebrew course to be offered Tuesday-Thursday evenings in the 2005-06 academic year.

Ayal Yariv has degrees in musicology and Hebrew literature and a certificate for teaching Hebrew to non-native speakers, all from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He is currently working as a Hebrew teacher in Portland.

For program information, see www.judaic.pdx.edu or contact Professor Michael Weingrad, weingrad@pdx.edu.

OSJS courses are open to students and learners of all ages and backgrounds for both credit and noncredit. Credit is available through Portland State University. Summer students planning to transfer credits to their home institutions should get advance approval of their selections. Because OSJS is self-supporting, courses are not available through the Senior Adult Learning Center. Scholarships are available through the generosity of donors. Enrollment begins May 2. Visa and MasterCard accepted. Contact 503- 72 LEARN or http://www.summer.pdx.edu