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JWST 1102

Elementary Modern Hebrew II

Intended for beginners. Provides a thorough grounding in reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking. Students who complete the course are able to function in basic situations ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5355 JWST 1102 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 9:05am - 9:55am White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5358 JWST 1102 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF 10:10am - 11:00am White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 1987

FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

Why were Jews virtually invisible in films produced during the Hollywood's "golden age"? Is this a surprise, given the leading role played by American Jews in founding the studio system? Writing about ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

FWS Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17744 JWST 1987 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
- Instructors
  
  Shapiro, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

JWST 2100

Intermediate Modern Hebrew

The course is aimed at training students in exact and idiomatic Hebrew, expanding vocabulary and usage of grammatical knowledge, and acquiring facility of expression in both conversation and writing. Uses ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 2100
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5346 JWST 2100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm White Hall B14
- Instructors
  
  Shoer, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.

JWST 2156

Anti-Semitism and the Making of European Jewry

Does hatred have a history? Historians insist that Europe invented a tradition of hating Jews and Judaism; some go so far as to argue that the destruction of European Jewry during the Holocaust was the ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2156, RELST 2156
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16429 JWST 2156 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Litvak, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 2575

Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

This course will survey the cultic practices and beliefs of ancient Babylonia and Assyria, the two major civilizations of Mesopotamia. We will examine the major myths of this region, e.g., Ishtar's Descent ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2575, NES 6575, RELST 2575
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7228 JWST 2575 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
- Instructors
  
  Tenney, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 2580

Imagining the Holocaust

How is the memory of the Holocaust kept alive by means of the literary and visual imagination? Within the historical context of the Holocaust and how and why it occurred, we shall examine major and widely ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2580, ENGL 2580
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8062 JWST 2580 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Instructors
  
  Schwarz, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 2793

Middle Eastern Cinema

Film industries in the Middle East, as in much of the rest of the world, emerged out of efforts at the national level. In the Arab world and Israel, the film industries reflect upon struggles ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2293, NES 2793, PMA 2493, VISST 2193
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16335 JWST 2793 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am White Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Starr, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 3105

Life in Israel: Aspects of Israeli Society, Language and Literature

In this advanced Hebrew course we will be reading selected and relevant articles dealing with life in Israel. Students will focus on language skills and interests while paying attention to vocabulary building, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3105
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16659 JWST 3105 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:30pm - 4:25pm White Hall 114
- Instructors
  
  Scharf, N
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 3588

Biblical Archaeology

The purpose of the course is to place the Bible within the context of a larger ancient world that can be explored by systematic excavation of physical remains. Students will become familiar with archaeological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3588, NES 3588, NES 6588, RELST 3588
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16364 JWST 3588 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 9:05am - 9:55am White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 3655

Minorities of the Middle East

This course examines the historic diversity of the modern Middle East, exploring histories of inter-communal contact and conflict. We begin by investigating the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the impact ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3743, NES 3655, NES 6655
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8667 JWST 3655 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall 106
- Instructors
  
  Starr, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 3719

The Jewish Life of DNA

This course will explore the relationship between DNA and Jewish life. We will conceive of Jews and Judaism broadly, in terms of religious, ethnic, and national discourses as we consider theories of kinship ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3719, RELST 3719, STS 3719
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16321 JWST 3719 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Lincoln Hall 107
- Instructors
  
  Rock-Singer, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4102

Biblical Hebrew Prose: Genesis

From the Garden of Eden to Noah's Ark, from Abraham's journey from Haran to Joseph's coat of many colors, the book of Genesis contains stories that are at once familiar to Western readers, and foreign ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 4102, HEBRW 6102, RELST 4102
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Section Topic

Topic: Biblical Hebrew Prose: Genesis
Class Number & Section Details

16670 JWST 4102 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Lincoln Hall 117
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4410

The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (1945-1961)

There is an astonishing discrepancy between our perception of the Holocaust as a central event of the twentieth century and its marginal place in postwar culture. It is during those years, nevertheless, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4415, COML 6415, FREN 4415, FREN 6415, GERST 4411, GERST 6411, GOVT 4786, GOVT 6786, HIST 4233, HIST 6233, JWST 6415, ROMS 4410, ROMS 6410
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16635 JWST 4410 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 2:15pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Traverso, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4473

Messiah and Modernity

This course combines Jewish religious history with studies in the philosophy of modernity, focusing on changing conceptions of time and history. We will interrogate possible or implicit connections between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4473, ANTHR 7473, GERST 4473, GERST 7473, JWST 7473, NES 4473, NES 7473
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17155 JWST 4473 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 204
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4533

The Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City

American Jews have frequently been touted as a "model minority." This course will take a more critical look at the historical interactions between Jewish immigration, United States industrialization, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4533, ANTHR 4733, ILRLR 4533, ILRLR 7533, JWST 7533, NES 4533, NES 7533
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16660 JWST 4533 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Sampson, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4721

Peace Building in Conflict Regions: Case Studies Sub-Saharan Africa Israel Palestinian Territories

This course focuses on issues of conflict, peace, and reconciliation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Both regions exemplify how issues ranging from nationalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4721, DSOC 4721, GOVT 4723, IARD 4721, NES 4721, STS 4721
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18043 JWST 4721 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 10:00am - 12:30pm Washington, DC
- Instructors
  
  Leuenberger, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

JWST 4790

Spinoza and the New Spinozism

Spinoza was excommunicated, wrote under death threats, and has remained a scandal to philosophy, psychoanalysis, politics, ethics, literature. "Every philosopher has two philosophies, his own and Spinoza's" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4090, GERST 4290, GOVT 4769
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16641 JWST 4790 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Waite, G
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 4992

Independent Study - Undergraduate

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8014 JWST 4992 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 6415

The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (1945-1961)

There is an astonishing discrepancy between our perception of the Holocaust as a central event of the twentieth century and its marginal place in postwar culture. It is during those years, nevertheless, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4415, COML 6415, FREN 4415, FREN 6415, GERST 4411, GERST 6411, GOVT 4786, GOVT 6786, HIST 4233, HIST 6233, JWST 4410, ROMS 4410, ROMS 6410
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17953 JWST 6415 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 12:20pm - 2:15pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Traverso, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 7473

Messiah and Modernity

This course combines Jewish religious history with studies in the philosophy of modernity, focusing on changing conceptions of time and history. We will interrogate possible or implicit connections between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4473, ANTHR 7473, GERST 4473, GERST 7473, JWST 4473, NES 4473, NES 7473
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17171 JWST 7473 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Uris Hall 204
- Instructors
  
  Boyarin, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

JWST 7533

The Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City

American Jews have frequently been touted as a "model minority." This course will take a more critical look at the historical interactions between Jewish immigration, United States industrialization, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4533, ANTHR 4733, ILRLR 4533, ILRLR 7533, JWST 4533, NES 4533, NES 7533
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16664 JWST 7533 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Sampson, E
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

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JWST 1102 Elementary Modern Hebrew II

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JWST 1987 FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

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JWST 2100 Intermediate Modern Hebrew

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JWST 2156 Anti-Semitism and the Making of European Jewry

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JWST 2575 Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

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JWST 2580 Imagining the Holocaust

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JWST 2793 Middle Eastern Cinema

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JWST 3105 Life in Israel: Aspects of Israeli Society, Language and Literature

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JWST 3588 Biblical Archaeology

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JWST 3655 Minorities of the Middle East

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JWST 3719 The Jewish Life of DNA

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JWST 4102 Biblical Hebrew Prose: Genesis

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JWST 1102

Elementary Modern Hebrew II

JWST 1987

FWS: Jews on Film: Visible and Invisible

JWST 2100

Intermediate Modern Hebrew

JWST 2156

Anti-Semitism and the Making of European Jewry

JWST 2575

Myth and Religion in Mesopotamia

JWST 2580

Imagining the Holocaust

JWST 2793

Middle Eastern Cinema

JWST 3105

Life in Israel: Aspects of Israeli Society, Language and Literature

JWST 3588

Biblical Archaeology

JWST 3655

Minorities of the Middle East

JWST 3719

The Jewish Life of DNA

JWST 4102

Biblical Hebrew Prose: Genesis

JWST 4410

The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (1945-1961)

JWST 4473

Messiah and Modernity

JWST 4533

The Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City

JWST 4721

Peace Building in Conflict Regions: Case Studies Sub-Saharan Africa Israel Palestinian Territories

JWST 4790

Spinoza and the New Spinozism

JWST 4992

Independent Study - Undergraduate

JWST 6415

The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (1945-1961)

JWST 7473

Messiah and Modernity

JWST 7533

The Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City