Syllabus
The course deals with history, politics and culture of the Jews in Central Europe. It focuses in comparative perspective on the development of different Jewish communities in the area of today's Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary from the Middle Ages until present times. It will discuss relevant issues such as segregation, Jewish emancipation, Zionism, nationalism, socialism, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and other.Course outline:1) Jews and Central Europe in Older History2) Modernity and Political Changes3) The Holocuast and World War II4) Post-war Period and the Jewish Presence in Central Europe
Annotation
The course deals with history, politics and culture of the Jews in Central Europe. It focuses in comparative perspective on the development of different Jewish communities in the area of today's Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary from the Middle Ages until present times. It will discuss relevant issues such as segregation, Jewish emancipation, Zionism, nationalism, socialism, anti-Semitism, the Holocaust and other. Course outline:
1) Jews and Central Europe in Older History
2) Modernity and Political Changes
3) The Holocuast and World War II
4) Post-war Period and the Jewish Presence in Central Europe