RES 387 - Auschwitz and After: Religious Questions and Ethical Dilemmas

The Holocaust calls into question long accepted spiritual convictions and ethical understandings - good and evil, the existence of G-d, meaning and purpose, individual responsibility and social protest. The course will engage the reflections of survivors, second generation voices, and Holocaust scholars through memoir, film, and in-class testimony. Special emphasis will be given to the experiences of women, Jewish resistance, and rescue by non-Jewish individuals and organizations. Throughout the course we will probe the worldviews that gave rise to anti-Semitic beliefs and behaviors, the persistence of antisemitism after the Holocaust, and current anti-Semitic beliefs and behaviors in both contemporary white supremacy movements and anti-Israeli positions by the political left and right. Course Codes: BR. Prereq: PEQ in Religious Studies. Women and Gender Studies course.

Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: PEQ in Religious Studies. Women and Gender Studies course. Term cycle: fall. Yearly cycle: variable offering.

Credits: 3