Jewish Life & Culture Ctr Euro

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This course explores the many facets of Jewish life and culture in Germany and other Central European nations. We will focus on the relationship of various Jewish communities with their Gentile neighbors, local and state authorities and trace the course and success of the Haskalah movement (the Jewish enlightenment). We will be particularly sensitive to the daily life experience of women in their struggles to find a voice and acceptance as women and as Jews, as well as the dramatic rise of a Jewish middle class in the realm of science, finance and industry.