JEWISH 100 Introduction to Judaism
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Laws, beliefs, rituals, and holidays of the Jewish religion and people; development of Judaism.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 100. No credit for students with credit in HEBR ST 238 with same topic.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 101 Jewish Culture in America: History, Literature, Film
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Cross-disciplinary study of modern Jewish culture in America, with particular attention given to Jewish-American literature, film, and history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 131 Introduction to Biblical Studies
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to biblical and post-biblical literature; languages and scripts of the Bible; cultural and historical background of the Bible; ancient and modern bible translations.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 131.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2008, Spring 2005, Fall 2004.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 192 First-Year Seminar:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Specific humanities topics are announced in the Timetable each time the class is offered.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2010.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 193 First-Year Seminar:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Specific social science topics are announced in the Timetable each time the class is offered.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).
General Education Requirements: SS
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 199 Independent Study
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Independent work under supervision of faculty or academic staff member. For further information, consult dept chair.
Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.
Course Rules: May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2018, Spring 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2008.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 230 Bible Stories
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to the central stories of the Hebrew Bible with particular attention to their literary, aesthetic, social and moral meanings.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 230.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 231 Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The books of the Jewish Scriptures/Christian Old Testament; brief survey of history of ancient Israel. Emphasis on reading biblical texts as ancient religious literature.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 231.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 232 Survey of the Literature of the Post-Biblical Period
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Readings (in English) of the Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha, Philo and Josephus, and the Rabbinic literature of the Talmud and Midrash covering the period to 640 C.E.
Prerequisites: none; one course in 100-level lit-in-trans or 200-level English lit advisable.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 232.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 1996, Spring 1994, Spring 1991.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 234 Survey of Modern Hebrew and Jewish Literature in Translation
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Hebrew civilization in the modern period (1789 to present). Readings (in English) in modern Hebrew literature, history, and philosophy.
Prerequisites: none. One course in 100-level lit in trans or 200-level English lit advisable.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 234.
Last Taught: Fall 1997, Fall 1995, Fall 1994.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 235 The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Literature and theology of the 'Dead Sea Scrolls,' emphasizing their relationship to the Bible. Their importance for studying the history of early Judaism and Christianity.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 235.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2012, Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Fall 2004.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 247 Topics in Jewish Literature, Art, and Culture:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to various aspects of modern Jewish literature, art, and culture; possible topics include Jewish music, Jewish American literature, Holocaust literature, and Jewish art.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2014, Fall 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 252 American Jewish Community: 1654 to the Present
3 cr. Undergraduate.
The social and intellectual development of the largest Jewish community in the world, its problems and its immigrant backgrounds.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 252.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 261 Representing the Holocaust in Words and Images
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Holocaust literature and film; issues of representation and memory. Texts include memoirs, graphic novels, fiction, and documentaries.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: No credit for students with credit in HEBR ST 238 with same topic. HEBR ST 261/JEWISH 261 were previously jointly offered. They count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 282 Jewish Identity in Contemporary America
3 cr. Undergraduate.
What it means to be Jewish in America; how individuals and communities shape identities; how minority culture is shaped by American values.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: No credit for students with credit in HEBR ST 254 with same topic. HEBR ST 282 and JEWISH 282 were previously jointly offered, and count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2010, Spring 2008.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 289 Internship in Jewish Studies, Lower Division
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of Jewish studies in business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: intro course in Jewish; 2.50 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2011, Fall 2008.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 297 Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Spring 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 299 Ad Hoc:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.
Prerequisites: none; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2014, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 321 The Holocaust and the Politics of Memory
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Exploration of the political, sociological, and cultural motivations behind public debates about the Holocaust in post-WWII Germany, Israel, and France.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Last Taught: Fall 2013, Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 328 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Competing views about the Arab-Israeli conflict, especially its Palestinian dimension. History and evolution of the conflict; current issues and possible solutions.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Comparative politics course. Jewish 328 & Pol Sci 328 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Counts as a repeat of Hebr St 238 with same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 328G The Arab-Israeli Conflict
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Competing views about the Arab-Israeli conflict, especially its Palestinian dimension. History and evolution of the conflict; current issues and possible solutions.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Comparative politics course. Jewish 328 & Pol Sci 328 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Counts as a repeat of Hebr St 238 with same topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 331 Topics in Biblical Literature:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analysis of genres or issues in biblical literature; topics may include wisdom literature, prophetic writings, Bible as literature, God in the Old Testament.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max. Previously HEBR ST 331.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 332 Women in the Bible
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Analyzes stories about women in the Old Testament from a literary, cultural and historical perspective; includes how these texts have influenced modern views of women.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 332.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 350 Global Jewish Film and Television:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Global Jewish identity in its historic and contemporary cultural dimensions through film and media texts, analysis, and criticism.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max. ENGLISH 350, FILMSTD 350, and JEWISH 350 are jointly offered; with the same topic, they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Spring 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 358 The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of the Jews in Europe from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on their cultural production.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Hist 358 & Jewish 358 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 358G The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
History of the Jews in Europe from the middle of the eighteenth century to the present, with an emphasis on their cultural production.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: Hist 358 & Jewish 358 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2023, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 368 Jewish and Christian Responses to the Holocaust
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Jewish and Christian answers to theological questions raised by the Holocaust, such as 'Where was God?' Focus on interfaith dialogue and understanding.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: No credit for students with credit in HEBR ST 254 with same topic. HEBR ST 368 and JEWISH 368 were previously jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2022, Spring 2020, Spring 2017, Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 379 Introduction to Jewish History
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Historical survey of major currents in Jewish culture and society from antiquity to the present day, with particular focus on the modern era.
Prerequisites: junior standing and satisfaction of GER English Composition competency requirement.
Course Rules: HIST 379 and JEWISH 379 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 411 Old Testament Texts:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Reading of Hebrew text through grammatical and critical analysis. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites will be announced in Schedule of Classes each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: jr st; HEBR ST 106(P) or HEBR ST 202(P).
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 411. Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 1994, Spring 1994.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 411G Old Testament Texts:
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Reading of Hebrew text through grammatical and critical analysis. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites will be announced in Schedule of Classes each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: jr st; HEBR ST 106(P) or HEBR ST 202(P).
Course Rules: Previously HEBR ST 411. Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 1994, Spring 1994.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 421 Introduction to Yiddish Literature:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Development of Yiddish literature from medieval times to the twentieth century; close readings of works of major writers.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: In English. May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2013, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 449 Modern Jewish Thought
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Historical development of Jewish philosophical thought since the nineteenth century; close reading of influential thinkers of modern and contemporary times.
Prerequisites: jr st.
Course Rules: No cr for students w/cr in Hebr St 499 w/same title.
Last Taught: Fall 2009.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 489 Internship in Jewish Studies, Upper Division
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of Jewish studies in business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: jr st; 300-level or above Jewish course; 2.50 gpa; cons supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2021, Spring 2018, Fall 2013, Summer 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 497 Study Abroad:
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 499 Ad Hoc:
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires only dept & assoc dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one add'l sem.
Prerequisites: jr st; add'l prereqs may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2008.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 500 Seminar in Jewish Studies:
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Seminar on a particular topic in Jewish Studies.
Prerequisites: jr st; a Hebr St or Jewish course; or cons instr.
Course Rules: May be retaken w/chg in topic to 9 cr max.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 699 Advanced Independent Study
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
Advanced level independent work under the supervision of a Jewish studies faculty or academic staff member.
Prerequisites: jr st; 2.0 GPA; consent of instructor, department chair, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
JEWISH 799 Independent Study
1-3 cr. Graduate.
Independent reading or project; topic selected in consultation with supervising professor.
Prerequisites: grad st
Course Rules: Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/