Jewish History

Faculty

Professors
David Fishman
Ismar Schorsch
Jack Wertheimer

Associate Professors
Benjamin R. Gampel, Chair
Shuly Rubin Schwartz
Stefanie Siegmund

Adjunct Professor
Robert Goldenberg

Adjunct Instructor
Ariel Simon

Program

The Department of Jewish History is the largest such department in North America. It awards MA, DHL, and PhD degrees and offers courses across the full spectrum of ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary Jewish history.

Core courses are complemented by a wide variety of offerings in JTS's other departments.

An expert faculty teaches the history of the Jews of the Mediterranean world, the Near East, Europe, and the United States.

A stimulating and warm community of scholars, the faculty and students here share a common dedication to the pursuit of learning.

Students enjoy access to the The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary and its unparalleled collection of primary sources— manuscripts, early printed books, and other original documents—for research into the social and intellectual history of past and contemporary Jewish communities.

Learn more about Jewish History in the Academic Bulletin.

Degrees

Fall 2010–Spring 2011 Courses

Semester Course Number Course Title
Fall HIS 1010: Ancient Jewish History
Fall HIS 1011: Medieval Jewish History
Fall HIS 3551: Undergraduate Fellows Seminar: The Turn to History in Modern Judaism
Fall HIS 5408: From Shtetl to Modernity: The Jews of Eastern Europe
Fall HIS 5419: Jews and Judaism in the Soviet Union
Fall HIS 5529: Judaism in America
Fall HIS 5539: History of Jewish Women, Late Antiquity to Early Modern
Fall HIS 5600: Jewish Interpretations of the Human Condition
Fall HIS 6117: Jews and Judaism in the Ancient World
Fall HIS 6313: Jews and Judaism in the Middle Ages
Spring HIS 1012: Modern Jewish History
Spring HIS 5314: History and Philosophy of Conservative Judaism
Spring HIS 5415: American Jewry Since 1945
Spring HIS 5461: Government and Politics in Israel
Spring HIS 5462: World Jewish Politics and Israeli Foreign Policy
Spring HIS 6406: Modern Jewish History