Browsing Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- HIST (History) by Author "Kosak, Hadassa"

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    • HIST 2225 - D1 Social Movements in US History 

      Kosak, Hadassa (2021-01)
      Course description: Social movement shave become a familiar presence in our contemporary political landscape. Who hasn’t heard of Colin Kaepernick who started a movement protesting police brutality by refusing to stand ...

    • HIST 2231: History of New York City: People, communities, politics, culture 

      Kosak, Hadassa (Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)
      COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course explores the history of New York from colonial times as a Dutch colony in 17th century, to 21st century and its current character of a postindustrial city. The course will proceed chronologically, ...

    • HIST 2303 - B History of Palestine ; JHIS 1505 - B History of Palestine 

      Kosak, Hadassa (2021-09)
      History of modern Jewish settlement in Palestine under the Ottoman rule and the British Mandate, until the establishment of the state in 1948. Topics include: encounters and relations of the yishuv with Palestinian Arabs ...

    • HIST 2303: History of Palestine, 1917-1948 

      Kosak, Hadassa (Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)
      The course will examine the history of modern Jewish settlement in Palestine under the Ottoman rule and the British Mandate, up to the establishment of the state in 1948. We will begin with a discussion of Zionism, its ...

    • HIST 2304 - B Modern Israel / JHIS 1511 - B Modern Israel 

      Kosak, Hadassa (2021-01)
      COURSE DESCRIPTION: While the course will address the topic of Israel and the Middle East and the Arab-Israeli conflict, our discussions will include topics of social, cultural, and political history of Israel since 1948 ...

    • JHIS 4936 - D1 Immigrant Nations US & Israel ; HIST 2913 - D1 Immigrant Nations: US & Israel 

      Kosak, Hadassa (2021-09)
      The course surveys the political, cultural, and social implications of largescale immigration to the US and to Israel. Historically, not all immigrants were welcome, and both nations have a record of resorting to selectivity, ...