History and culture of Jews

General data

Course ID:	3007-HKZ-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	History and culture of Jews
Name in Polish:	Historia i kultura Żydów
Organizational unit:	Institute of Applied Polish Studies
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in Faculty of Polish Studies General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of the subject is to present Jewish history, tradition and culture – from the nation’s emergence to the history of modern Israel.
Full description:	The lecture also presents basic information on Jewish history and culture – from antiquity to the history of modern Israel. Its aims also include presentation of the available literature of the subject as well as other sources of information on the culture and history of Polish and European Jews. The subject comprises the following topics: Jews – religion, language, tradition History of ancient Israel Jews in Europe (from early mediaeval times to the early Enlightenment) Problems of Jewish assimilation Birth of anti-Semitism The Holocaust - its historical and political aspects, and presentation in culture (literature, film, visual arts) March 1968 – the end of the Jewish Diaspora in Poland History of modern Israel General knowledge of Jewish traditions and history
Bibliography:	A. Unterman, Żydzi. Wiara i życie, Warszawa 2015. P. Johnson, Historia Żydów, Warszawa 2004. Ch. Shmeruk, Historia literatury jidysz, Wrocław 1992. Żydzi w Polsce, pod red. J. Tomaszewskiego, Warszawa 2001. A. Żbikowski, Żydzi, Wrocław 1997. A. Cała, Asymilacja Żydów w Królestwie Polskim (1864-1897). Postawy, konflikty, stereotypy, Warszawa 1989. A. Cała, Żyd – wróg odwieczny. Antysemityzm w Polsce i jego źródła, Warszawa 2012. Pogromy Żydów na ziemiach polskich w XIX i XX wieku, t. 1-4, oprac. S. Buryła, A. Grabski, K. Kijek, A. Markowski, K. Zieliński, Warszawa 2018–2019. Najnowsze dzieje Żydów w Polsce w zarysie (do 1950 roku), pod red. J. Tomaszewskiego, Warszawa 1993. D. Libionka, Zagłada Żydów w Generalnym Gubernatorstwie, Warszawa 2017. T. Synder, Czarna ziemia. Holokaust jako ostrzeżenie, Kraków 2015. Literatura polska wobec Zagłady (1939–1968), pod red. S. Buryły, D. Krawczyńskiej, J. Leociaka, Warszawa 2012. S. Friedländer, Czas eksterminacji. Nazistowskie Niemcy i Żydzi 1939–1945, Warszawa 2010. P. Forecki, Od „Shoah” do „Strachu”. Spory o polsko-żydowską przeszłość i pamięć w debatach publicznych, Poznań 2010. B. Krupa, Opowiedzieć Zagładę. Polska proza i historiografia wobec Holocaustu (1987–2003), Kraków 2013. J. Eisler, Marzec 1968. Geneza – przebieg – konsekwencje, Warszawa 1991. C. Shindler, Historia współczesnego Izraela, Warszawa 2011.
Learning outcomes:	During the lecture, the student acquires the basic knowledge of the tradition, literature and religion of the Jewish Diaspora and modern Israel. The student can also find information on Jewish history and knows the latest developments in Jewish studies.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Attending the lecture. Two absences per semester are permitted.

This course is not currently offered.

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