The following History Department courses may be used as Jewish Studies courses in the Department of Jewish Studies programs. Complete course descriptions will be found in the History section of the Catalogue.
Please consult Minerva Class Schedule for days, times and rooms.
HIST 194
FYS: Jewish Concepts of Others
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A survey, using translated primary and selected secondary sources, of the ways in which Jews represented Christians from late antiquity to the present. Legal, liturgical, literary and other sources are examined with the focus on the Medieval and Early Modern periods.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1, who may take only one FYS. Students who register for more than one will be obliged to withdraw from all but one of them.
- Maximum 25 students.
- For first year students only.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 207
Jewish History:400 BCE to 1000
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: An overview of Jewish history from the period of Ezra and Nehemiah to the death of Hai Gaon, c. 1035. Focus on the experience of the Jews in Hellenistic and Islamic civilizations. Topics include Jewish sects, rabbinic literature in its various genres, the Karaite schism, and the rise of the Gaonate.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken JWST 216
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 219
Jewish History: 1000-2000
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: The Jewish experience from the rise of the European centres to the present.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
219.syllabus_2015.pdf
HIST 307
Jews in Poland
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: Analyses of primary sources (in translation) related to the social, economic and institutional history of the Jews in Poland and their place in the East European Jewish community. Topics include: the Jews during "The Flood'' (1648 - 1667), the communal crisis of the late 17th century, the Frankist movement, and Hasidism.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
307.syllabus_2015.pdf
HIST 427
The Hasidic Movement
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
History: A historical examination of the history of the Hasidic Movement from its beginnings in 18th-century Poland to the present. Although emphasis will be placed on the social history of the movement, doctrinal developments will be examined as well.
Offered by: History and Classical Studies
- Prerequisite: HIST 307 or a course in East-European history or consent of instructor
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
HIST 477D1
Course not available
HIST 477D2
Course not available
HIST 677D1
Course not available
HIST 677D2
Course not available