JWST-4401 (3) The Russian Jewish Experience

Examines the experience of Russian Jews from the late 19th century to the present through fiction and films dealing with challenges of co-existence of Jews and their neighbors; Bolshevik Revolution, Stalinism, Holocaust, post-Stalin period; place of Jews as individuals and a minority within Russian and Soviet society; and emigration to America and elsewhere at the turn of the century. Taught in English. Recommended prereq., any 1000 or 2000-level undergraduate literature course. Same as RUSS 4401. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.