(in Polish) Dzieje narodu żydowskiego od Haskali do powstania Państwa Izrael 3600-7-HE1-DNZ(L)
The course is designed to present the key stages in the history of the Jewish people from the Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment) to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Students will learn about the key events, figures and ideas that shaped modern Jewish identity in the context of social, political and religious changes.
Detailed list of topics:
- Haskalah - major thinkers, goals, development of Jewish literature and press, influence on the development of modern Hebrew culture;
- Jewish 19th century in Eastern and Western Europe - between tradition, assimilation and emancipation;
- Modern anti-Semitism in European empires and early nation-states - situation in the Russian Empire and Galicia, the Dreyfuss affair;
- Origins of Zionist thought - Chovevei Zion, Achad Ha-Am, Moses Hess, Leon Pinsker;
- “Jewish State” of Theodor Herzl and the first Zionist congresses - political and cultural Zionism, events of 1903;
- Palestine during the period of the Ottoman Empire - the old yishuv and the beginnings of the new yishuv;
- The second aliyah (1904-1914) - socialist Zionism, the ethos of the new Hebrew, the impact on the culture of the yishuv and the early state;
- World War I - Jewish Legion, Balfour Declaration, British Mandate of Palestine;
- Interwar Jews between Europe and Palestine - political diversity, multiplicity of Zionist institutions, revisionist Zionism, religious Zionism;
- Third, fourth and fifth aliyah - development of settlements, Zionist institutions in Palestine, Yishuv culture between town and country;
- Jewish-Arab relations - areas of cooperation, restrictions on emigration (white papers), Jewish defense organizations, 1929 riots and Arab uprising 1936-1939;
- World War II - aliyah bet, Holocaust, reception of reports from Europe in the yishuv;
- Situation after the end of World War II - illegal Jewish emigration, Jewish-Arab violence, plans to divide Palestine, UN Resolution 181;
- War 1947-1949 - Declaration of Independence 14.05.1948, Nakba, Palestinian refugees and Palestinian citizens of the State of Israel.
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Learning outcomes
The student, upon completion of the course provided in the program:
Knows and understands:
- Detailed issues in Jewish and Israeli history (K_W06),
- Basic cultural phenomena of Judaism and Israel (K_W10),
- Linguistic diversity and its impact on the cultural and political situation of the world (K_W14),
Able to:
- Apply knowledge of Israeli and Jewish history to analyze and interpret contemporary world events (K_U04)
- Correctly situate the states of Israel in the context of environmental, geopolitical and economic conditions (K_U05),
- Present detailed issues of the cultural problems of Judaism and Israel in Polish and in Hebrew, taking into account the intellectual tradition of Judaism and Israel (K_U21),
Is ready:
- For lifelong learning (K_K01),
- To make others aware of cultural difference and its religious, philosophical, moral and historical sources and its significance for understanding the modern world (K_K05),
- To raise awareness of the importance of Israeli culture in world culture (K_K07),
- To work towards availability and promotion of the cultural and linguistic legacy of Judaism and Israel (K_K08)
Assessment criteria
Grade credit on the basis of:
- attendance control (two unexcused absences per semester allowed),
- active participation in classes (including: current preparation for classes and one presentation of a scientific text),
- oral final exam.
Practical placement
not applicable
Bibliography
Core literature:
- Israel Bartal, The Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881, University of Pennsylvania Press 2006.
- Olga Litvak, Haskalah: The Romantic Movement in Judaism, Rutgers University Press 2012.
- Marcin Wodziński, Oświecenie żydowskie w Królestwie Polskim wobec chasydyzmu, Cyklady 2003.
- Jacek Surzyn, Antysemityzm, emancypacja, syjonizm: narodziny ideologii syjonistycznej, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego 2014.
- Walter Laqueur, A History of Zionism: From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of Israel, Schocken 2003 [1972].
- Shlomo Avineri, The Making of Modern Zionism. The Intellectual Origins of the Jewish State, Basic Books 2017 [1981].
- Anita Shapira, Historia Izraela, Dialog 2018.
- Jehuda Reinharz and Anita Shapira (eds), Essential Papers on Zionism, NYU Press 1996.
- Oz Almog, The Sabra. The Creation of the New Jew. University of California Press 2000.
- Yael Zerubavel, Recovered Roots, Collective Memory and the Making of Israeli National Tradition, University of Chicago Press,1995.
- Tom Segev, One Palestine, Complete. Jews and Arabs Under the British Mandate, Metropolitan Books 2000.
- Benny Morris, Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict 1881-2001, Vintage Books 2001.
Sources:
- Teodor Herzl, Państwo żydowskie, Austeria 2020.
- Eran Kaplan, Derek J. Penslar, The Origins of Israel, 1882–1948: A Documentary History, University of Wisconsin Press 2011.
+ Texts of culture selected by the teacher.
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Specific literature for specific meetings will be provided during the semester on an ongoing basis on Google Classroom. |
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