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Spring 2026 Courses

The Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures (NESA) oversees the Jewish studies and Hebrew majors and minors, and the Jewish Oral History Minor.

For more information on these courses, contact department listing the course by clicking on the subject heading.

SPRING 2026 JEWISH STUDIES COURSES*

If you are age 60+, you can take these courses free of charge.  *subject to change 
CLASSICS   
3210Classics and African American Political ThoughtTuesday and Thursday  - 11:10 am - 12:30 pmHarriet Fertik
4501The Good Life: Ancient Ethical PhilosophyWednesday and Friday - 9:35 am - 10:55 amBen Folit-Weinberg
    
DANCE   
DANCE 7403Postmodernism in Dance ITuesday and Thursday  - 2:15 pm - 5:00 pmHannah Kosstrin
    
GERMAN   
GERMAN 3252.02The Holocaust in German Literature and FilmTuesday and Thursday 12:45 pm - 2:05 pmKevin Alan Richards
    
HEBREW   
HEBREW 2700H (Cross-listed with JEWSHST 2700H)Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old TestamentTuesday and Thursday - 9:35 am - 10:55 amDaniel Frank
HEBREW 2105Intermediate Hebrew IITuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday -  10:20 am - 11:15 amGalit Elli Golan
HEBREW 1102.01Elementary Hebrew IITuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 11:30 am - 12:25 pmGalit Elli Golan
    
HISTORY   
HISTORY 2455Jews in American FilmMondays - 11:10 am - 12:30 pmMatt Goldish
HISTORY 4475Seminar in Jewish HistoryTuesdays - 2:15 pm - 5:00 pmOri Yehudai
HISTORY 3475History of the Arab-Israeli ConflictTuesday and Thursday - 9:35 am - 10:55 amOri Yehudai
    
JEWISH STUDIES   
JEWSHST 3245 (Cross-listed with HEBREW 3245)Israeli Film & SocietyWed & Friday - 12:45 pm - 2:05 pmGalit Elli Golan
JEWSHST 2201Introduction to Jewish Culture, Thought, and PracticeTuesday & Thursday - 3:55 pm - 5:15 pmAdena Tanenbaum
JEWSHST 3704 (Cross-listed with HEBREW 3704)Biblical WomenOnline AsynchronousYoni Nadiv
    
NELC   
NELC 5568 (Cross-listed with COMPSTD 5668)Studies in Orality and LiteracyWednesday and Friday - 11:10 am - 12:30 pmDaniel Frank
NELC/International Studies 2200Introduction to the Modern Middle EastWednesday & Friday - 11:10-12:30Parvaneh Hosseini Fahraji
    
POLITICAL SCIENCE   
POLITSC 4327Politics in the Middle EastTuesday &  Thursday -  9:35 am - 10:55 amDonald Avery Sylvan
    
YIDDISH   
YIDDISH 3399The Holocaust in Yiddish Writing and FilmTuesday and Thursday - 3:50 pm - 5:10 pmKaren Sobul
YIDDISH 5194Group StudiesMonday & Wednesdays - 12:45 pm - 2:05 pmSaul Zaritt