| Dozent/in |
Prof. Dr. Mariusz Kalczewiak |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Hauptseminar |
| Code |
HS251730 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2025 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Judaistik |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
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| Weitere Daten |
Das Seminar findet dienstags von 12.15-14.00 Uhr statt. |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
Kein Turnus |
| Inhalt |
Between 1881 and 1924, over two-and- one-half million East European Jews propelled from their native lands by persecution and the lack of economic opportunity. Impelled by economic hardship, persecution, and the great social and political upheavals of the nineteenth century--industrialization, overpopulation, and urbanization--millions of Europe's Jews left their towns and villages and embarked on the arduous journey to the "Golden Land" of America. Most of those who arrived as part of this huge influx settled in North and South American cities where they clustered in districts close to downtowns, joined the working class, spoke Yiddish, and built strong networks of cultural, spiritual, voluntary, and social organizations. In the United States, this period of immigration came to an end with the passage of restrictive laws in 1921 and 1924, and then many Eastern European Jews shifted to immigrate to Buenos Aires and other places across South America. Mass migration stands as one of the most pivotal phenomena in modern Jewish history. It profoundly altered the lives of individuals and communities, reshaping the trajectory of Jewish development.
This course surveys the history of Jewish immigration to the Americas and the diversity of Jewish experiences in the Western Hemisphere from the 1880s until World War II. We will explore in what circumstances Jewish individuals moved to the Americas and how the Jewish institutions and communities they built continued European and Middle Eastern traditions while also reflecting the influences of the local conditions. We will reconstruct this complex history based on a broad range of sources, but chiefly by looking at how Jews in Latin America and North America described migration and integration in the Americas and how they told and documented their life stories. in this class students will read a variety of primary and secondary sources, and will also access movies that document these historical processes. We will explore various themes regarding Jewish migration, such as the distinction between forced and voluntary migration, the impact of migration on identity and assimilation, the preservation of language and culture in new environments, the experiences of those left behind, and the ethical dimensions of migration.
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| Lernziele |
Understand the history of Jewish immigration to North and South America at the turn of the twentieth century |
| Voraussetzungen |
Für Bachelorstudierende Theologie: "Einführung in die Judaistik" oder Besuch einer Vorlesung oder eines Proseminars des Fachbereichs Judaistik |
| Sprache |
Deutsch |
| Leistungsnachweis |
Bestätigte Teilnahme (2 Cr) (= Bestätigte Teilnahme)
Bestätigte Teilnahme mit Referat oder Essay (3 Cr) (= Bestätigte Teilnahme mit Zusatzleistung)
Benotete schriftliche Arbeit (4 Cr) |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
TF: Bestätigte Teilnahme / 2 Credits
TF: Bestätigte Teilnahme mit Zusatzleistung / 3 Credits
TF: Benotete schriftliche Arbeit / 4 Credits
KSF: Aktive Teilnahme (Referat) / 4 Credits
kein Abschluss / 0 Credits
Entscheidung im November / 0 Credits
Aktive Teilnahme (Promotion) / 0 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Die Teilnahme an der 1. Sitzung ist verpflichtend.
Teilnahmeoptionen:
- Live-Zuschaltung via Zoom
Nach Möglichkeit wird eine Teilnahme vor Ort empfohlen. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nach Vereinbarung |
| Kontakt |
mariusz.kalczewiak@unilu.ch |
| Literatur |
Hasia Diner, A New Promised Land: A History of Jews in America, 2003
Raanan Rein, Argentine Jews Or Jewish Argentines? Essays on Ethnicity, Identity, and Diaspora, 2010
Tobias Brinkmann, Between Borders: The Great Jewish Migration from Eastern Europe, 2024
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