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Course Description


Instructor: Bert and Jill Parks

The class will examine and celebrate one of America’s epic historical stories: that of the two million East European Jews who found their way to the US after 1880. We will follow Irving Howe’s amazing book, World of our Father (1976) which vividly recreates the old country village, the ordeals of departure, admission to the new world, Yiddish culture, sweatshops, political protests and more. Included will be documentaries depicting the migration of East European Jews to America. Assignments will be given -- but you should start reading World of our Father prior to class.
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