Stanley Dubinsky, Director

Overview

Judaism has been central to Western culture from antiquity to the present. Its contributions to Western civilization are deeply interwoven into both Jewish and non-Jewish Western cultural history, contributing significantly to art, language, law, literature, medicine, philosophy and political thought. Jewish Studies is thus an important component of the larger liberal arts curriculum. Its focus on important issues of group and national identity, Diaspora, genocide and cultural survival gives Jewish Studies particular relevance not merely to those who seek a richer understanding of the Jewish experience but also to scholars of other dispossessed or minority groups. Fundamentally interdisciplinary in its approach and international in its focus, the University of South Carolina’s Jewish Studies Progam adds an important dimension to the scholarly work being done in Jewish Studies in South Carolina. The courses and activities of the program are designed to enhance our knowledge of Judaism’s role on the world stage and help students and scholars forge connections between Judaism in South Carolina and this larger context.

Courses

• JSTU 230 - Introduction to Judaism
• JSTU 301 - Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
• JSTU 371 - Visions of Apocalypse
• JSTU 373 - Literature and Film of the Holocaust
• JSTU 381 - Jewish History I: Late Antiquity to 1500
• JSTU 382 - Jewish History II: 1500 to the Present
• JSTU 387 - Jews and Muslims
• JSTU 471 - American Jewish History
• JSTU 491 - Special Topics in Jewish Studies
• JSTU 492 - History of the Holocaust