HEBR-4301 (3) Venice: the Cradle of European Jewish Culture

Explores the development of European Jewish culture from the late Middle Ages to the present by focusing on Jewish life in the city of Venice, Italy. Emphasis is on the development of Venetian print culture and emergence of Italy as a center of Jewish publishing in both the religious and secular world. The course examines a variety of cultural and historical material including early printings of the Talmud, the creation of Yiddish popular literature, Hebrew rabbinic literature, responses to political turmoil, and the aftermath of the Nazi genocide. Taught in English. Department enforced prereq., HEBR/JWST 2350 (minimum grade C-). HEBR 4301 and JWST 4301 are the same course. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.