HIST419Q

Cross-listed with: JWST370. Credit only granted for: JWST419E, JWST370, or HIST419Q. Formerly: JWST419E. An exploration of the history of the Jews of Eastern Europe from the period of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth until the Holocaust. Topics to be covered include religious, political, social, and cultural transformation of Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the context of the general political changes in the area. Jointly offered with JWST370. Credit granted for HIST419Q or JWST370. An exploration of the history of the Jews of Eastern Europe from the period of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth until the Holocaust. Topics to be covered include religious, political, social, and cultural transformation of Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the context of the general political changes in the area.