Courses Offered Remotely
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SPECIAL COURSES OFFERED
Languages & Cultures Across the Curriculum: Holocaust Literature in Yiddish
01:991:121:E2 (Index # 21291) 1-credit add-on course
Must also register for 01:563:365:01 (Index # 19335)
First ten weeks - Taught online asynchronously
Taught in English and Yiddish
Contact Professor Jeffrey Shandler at
Hebrew 405: Holocaust in Israeli Culture
University of Michigan (Big Ten Academic Alliance Distance Learning Course)
Must register for 01:563:491:02 (Index # 21253)
Contact Professor Shachar Pinsker at
Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
01:563:131
(cross-listed with 01:013:252)
Improve your Hebrew conversational skills and start to read texts in classical and modern Hebrew.
The objectives of this course are twofold: development of language skills and preparing the students to approach Hebrew literature in an analytical and comprehensive manner. Students develop conversational skills by regular participation in class presentations and discussions of current events and cultural issues. Advanced grammatical forms are integrated into the reading material, based on a variety of modern Israeli literature.
Prerequisites: 01:563:121 / 01:013:156 or Hebrew placement test.
This course fulfills Core requirement AHq.
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Fall 2020 taught by Orna Goldman synchronously.
Have questions? You can email Orna Goldman at
Advanced Modern Hebrew
Advanced Modern Hebrew, Part 1
01:563:210
(cross-listed with 01:013:352)
Improve your proficiency in reading and writing skills by reading short essays, newspaper, and magazine articles.
This course is designed to develop fluency and increase proficiency in reading and writing skills. The course provides an intensive training in Hebrew Grammar and syntax through the reading and analysis of short essays, and newspaper and magazine articles. Reading and writing assignments as well as creative writing and oral presentations are part of the course work.
Prerequisites: 01:563:132 / 01:013:253 or Hebrew placement test.
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Fall 2020 taught by Orna Goldman synchronously.
Have questions? You can email Orna Goldman at
Jewish History I: Ancient & Medieval
01:563:201
(cross-listed with 01:506:271 and 01:685:208)
Explore the history of Jews and Judaism from ancient Israel’s earliest origins to the late Middle Ages. Learn about archaeological findings, analyze ancient and medieval texts and works of art, and examine how one of the world’s oldest religious traditions evolved in a global context.
No prerequisites.
This course fulfills Core requirement HST.
Required of all Jewish Studies majors and minors.
Fall 2020 taught by Prof. Paola Tartakoff synchronously.
Have questions? You can email Prof. Paola Tartakoff at