Description
Introduction to Jewish History: 1700 - Modern Israel represents the second semester of a full-year exploration of major events in the history of the Jewish people. The course continues our study of Jewish history with the Jewish experience in France during the late 1700s and early 1800s. Other topics include the Jewish experience in Eastern Europe throughout the 1800s, the history of emigration to the United States, the Holocaust, Zionism and the Birth of Israel. Students will be challenged to weave together Jewish history, so often impacted by outside forces and shaped as a result of these forces. Given the many centuries of rich, complicated Jewish history, this survey course will not cover all aspects of Jewish history. Rather, it will offer students the “big picture” of some of the key themes and events. The course is designed to help students increase their historical literacy and ability to make meaning from historical events. This course will require 2.5 hours of student work each week.
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
Students will strengthen their Jewish identity through the learning of Jewish History Students will see themselves as part of a larger Jewish tapestry that links together successive generations Students will develop a broad historical understanding of the Jewish peoples' resilience and determination to survive and thrive in the face of centuries of persecution. Students will explore how Jewish political thinking, ritual and practice evolved throughout modern Jewish history.
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Details
Discipline:
Judaic Studies
Level:
High School Standard
Program:
OJSC
Grade:
9, 10, 11, 12
When Offered:
Duration:
weeks
Lab Kit Purchase Required:
No
Accredited:
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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