The Jews of Early Modern Europe

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This course will deal with a period of major transformation in European Jewish life, from 1492 to 1750. It will focus on changes in Jewish-Christian relations, the impact of modern state-building on Jewish existence, and currents in Jewish thought and social life. Throughout, it will entail an examination of different patterns of development within Sephardi, Ashkenazi, and Italianate Jewish communities, as well as the interaction between members of these sub-groups.