Instructor: Lauren Strauss
Monday/Thursday 9:45-11:00
Location: TBD
Credits: 3

This survey course covers a broad range of Jewish political, social, cultural, religious, and intellectual history from the early modern period (approximately sixteenth to early seventeenth centuries) to the mid-twentieth century. Students encounter groups of Jews as diverse as the ultra-orthodox Hasidim, the founders of the Jewish enlightenment and Reform movements, bourgeois European women, and radical revolutionaries. Geographically and culturally, Jews have spanned the globe, reflecting the modes of dress, cooking, architecture, etc. of many countries and speaking over 30 specifically Jewish languages (which combine Hebrew with others) as well as the dominant languages of their home countries. The modern Jewish experience has encompassed both euphoria and despair, as in the mid-twentieth century with the Shoah (Holocaust) and the establishment of the State of Israel. This diversity is reflected in both classroom discussions and assignments. Through reading of primary documents from each time and place, students understand history in "real time," and critically analyze the social and political structures that exercised power over the lives of Jews and others in various communities. These lessons are reinforced with a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. AU Core Integrative Requirement: Diversity and Equity. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only.

Instructor: Dan Arbell
Tuesday/Friday 11:20-12:35 
Location: TBD
Credits: 3

**This course is a core course for the Israel Studies Minor**

A survey of Arab-Israeli relations from their origins to the present. Includes an account of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism, the history of the British mandate, the Arab-Israeli wars, the involvement of external powers, and the quest for peace. The emphasis is on conflict resolution. Usually Offered: spring. Grading: A-F only. Prerequisite: SISU-206 and SISU-210.

Instructor: Lauren Strauss
Monday/Thursday, 12:55-2:10
Location: TBD
Credits: 3

**This course is a core course for the Israel Studies Minor**

Explores a variety of literary works analyzing the historical experience of modern Jewish communities in Europe, as well as the United States and Israel, emphasizing how migration, racism, industrialization, and political change affected these Jews and their Judaism. AU Core Habits of Mind: Creative-Aesthetic Inquiry. Usually Offered: spring.

Instructor: Guy Ziv
Wednesday,  2:30-5:20
Location: TBD
Credits: 3

This course provides students with a deeper understanding of the problems that have confounded the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, in particular the "final status" issues: borders, Jerusalem, refugees, and security. Students focus on the contested narratives; the relevant political actors; and the key international, regional, and internal events that have shaped the dispute. Previous rounds of negotiations are also reviewed in order to analyze what went wrong. Students then partake in a simulation in which they attempt to constructively address the final status issues as well as other sticking points, such as settlements and terrorism, in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.

Instructor: Morad El Sana
Thursday 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: TBD
Credits: 3

This course introduces students to the community of Palestinian citizens in Israel through analysis of its economic, educational, historical, and political structure and experience. The course begins with an overview of their cultural heritage, ethnic, religious, national identity, and traditional customs then examines some of these subjects more deeply, such as Israeli-Palestinian cultural and religious practices, family conflict resolution practices and mediation, marital structure (including polygamy), child-rearing practices, women's education and power, family honor, social-economic status, and the traditional justice system. Finally, it addresses how today's Israeli-Palestinian community interacts with Israeli law, with the Israel-Jewish community including local and national elections, urbanization processes and, of course, the important issue of land claims and the impact of the larger Israeli-Arab political conflict on this community. Case examples are an integral part of the course. Crosslist: GOVT 396

Instructor:  Lauren Strauss
Wednesday 2:30-5:20
Location: TBD
Credits: 3

This course examines the relationship between America's Jews and the modern State of Israel from the decades leading up to the State's founding to the present day. The course explores Israel's multifaceted relationship with American Jewry, from political rhetoric to philanthropy, from pop music to hummus, from folk dance, summer camps and tourism to war heroes and Wonder Woman. Students consider whether parallels can be drawn to relationships other Americans have with countries to which they have cultural ties. (Crosslist: HIST-344-001 / JWST-320-001 / ISR 300-002)

Instructor: El Sayed Ghannam
Wednesday 8:10-11:00 a.m.

This course covers decisions of nuclear armament, proliferation, and non-proliferation of Israel, Iran, Egypt, Iraq, and possibly other Middle Eastern nuclear aspirants (e.g., Turkey, Saudi Arabia). The course underscores the scholarly and policy novelties of studying the nuclear age, namely in terms of the resurgent discourse on nuclear awakening and the debate over the horizon of nuclear technology in the Middle East. The course addresses these issues from both a historical perspective and an analytical international relations perspective. At the core of this debate is the exclusivity of security considerations to acquiring the bomb within the framework of the established theories of the balance of power and the balance of threat. Students are exposed to a thorough analysis of the major debate and schools of thought about the impact of nuclear weapons, including differentiation between conventional and nuclear deterrence. Students learn whether and how various theories of nuclear proliferation and nuclear policies apply to the regional cases. The course emphasizes important methodological issues as to how to apply the theoretical framework as well as important concepts in regional security. The course also sheds light on other factors, such as bureaucracy and prestige, in nuclear decisions. Students move beyond mere recollection of historical records and gain a robust framework to better understand the debate over regional security and arms control. Students discuss the intersection between policy and politics, as well as the nexus between political and technical imperatives. The course exposes students to archival materials from Egyptian and Iranian literature and the puzzles that arise from this literature.

Instructor: Sarit Lisogorsky
Mondays/Thursdays, 11:20-12:35
Location: TBD
Credits: 3

Continuation of HEBR-116.
Usually Offered: spring.
Prerequisite: HEBR-116.