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Course Description

This course will trace Jewish involvement in politics in the 19th and 20th centuries in Eastern Europe, Central Europe, Israel and the US.  We will discuss Jews as Liberals, Socialists, Communists, and Conservatives, as well as Jewish political parties in Europe and Israel.  Why did Jews gravitate towards the Left?  When and why did American Jews become Democrats?  How does Israeli politics differ from European and American models?  This will be a lecture class with class participation encouraged.
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