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Course Info for RELG - 214 - 01, Fall 2023
Class number: 2385 Title: Jews in America Department: Religious Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 25 Current enrollment: 7 Available seats: 18
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, SH - S204 Instructor(s): Steiner, Benjamin
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Course Description:
A social and religious history of American Judaism from pre-revolutionary to contemporary times. After examining the era of immigration and “Americanization,” the course will focus on the ethnic, religious, and social structures of American Judaism: the community center, the synagogue, and the federation. (May be counted toward American studies and Jewish studies.)