TIMELINE
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Spain - Turkey Syllabus
Kivunim: Civilization 5770/2009-2010 Academic Write-up
UNIT III – Spain/Turkey
Main Lecturers: Renee Levine Melammed, Yaron Ben Naeh, Alon Liel
Teaching Assistant: Josh Weinberg
Session 1: Mon. Jan. 25th (13:30-14:30) – Debrief from Morocco - TA
Session 2: Wednesday January 27, 2010 (14:30-15:30 - 15:45-16:45)
Prof. Renée Levine Melammed
Introduction: A History of the Jews in Spain
Pre-Islamic Era
Reading:
• Yitzhak Baer, A History of the Jews in Christian Spain, 1, 1-22. JPS: Philadelphia, 1961 (1st ed.); 1992 (2nd ed.).
The Islamic Conquest - 15:45-16:45
• Eliyahu Ashtor, “The Conquest of Spain,” The Jews of Moslem Spain, 1, 3-42, 407-410. JPS: Philadelphia, 1973.
Thursday Jan. 28th (15:00-16:00) – TA Session
Session 3: “The Golden Age of Spain”
Monday Feb. 1st (16:00-17:30)
Reading:
• “Al-Andalus: The So-Called ‘Golden Age’ of Spanish Jewry” – Menachem Ben Sasson
• Eliyahu Ashtor, “Hasdai ibn Shaprut,” The Jews of Moslem Spain, op. cit., 1, 155-227, 419-428.
Session 4: The Reconquista
Wed. February 3rd (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Reading:
• Jonathan Ray, The Sephardic Frontier: The Reconquista and the Jewish Community in Medieval Iberia, 1-35. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006.
Christian Rule and Convivencia (15:45-16:45)
• Haim Beinart, "The Jews of Castile," in Moreshet Sepharad: The Sephardi Legacy, op. cit., 1: 11-41, ed. H. Beinart. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, 1992.
• Yom Tov Assis, "The Jews in the Crown of Aragon and its Dominions," ibid., 1: 44-102.
Session 5: T.A. Session
Thurs. Feb 4th (15:00-16:00)
Session 6: The Conversos and the Inquisition
Mon. Feb 8th (16:00-17:30)
Reading:
• Haim Beinart, “The Great Conversion and the Converso Problem,” in Moreshet Sepharad, op. cit., 1: 346-382.
• Michael Glatzer, “Pablo de Santa Maria on the Events of 1391,” Antisemitism through the Ages, ed. Shmuel Almog, 127-137. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1988.
Session 7: The Expulsion of the Jews and the Moslem Experience
Wed. February 10th (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Reading:
• Haim Beinart, “The Expulsion from Spain: Causes and Results,” in Moreshet Sepharad, op. cit., 2: 11-42.
• Note: “Edict of Expulsion”, pp. 28-31.
The Sephardi Diaspora – (15:45-16:45)
• Renée Levine Melammed, “The Portuguese Experience” and “Italy,” in A Question of Identity: Iberian Conversos in Historical Perspective, 51-67, 187-193; 109-133, 203-209. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Session 8: T.A Session
Thurs. Feb 11th (15:00-16:00)
Session 9: An Introduction to Turkey and the Ottoman Empire
Mon. Feb 15th (12:00-13:00)
Reading:
• “The Ottomans”: http://wsu.edu/~dee/OTTOMAN/OTTOMAN1.HTM
• Maps: http://www.naqshbandi.org/ottomans/maps/default.htm
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/atlas/h-ottomans.htm
Session 10: The Jews of the Ottoman Empire - Prof Yaron Ben Naeh
Wed. Feb. 17th (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Reading:
• Chapter • 12 • The Ottoman Jews p. 256
• Aspects in the character of Ottoman Jewry. Dr. Yaron Ben-Naeh
o Ben-Naeh - Reading #3
Session 11: T.A. Session
Thurs. Feb 18th (15:00-16:00)
Session 12: Israel-Turkey Relations from 1947-2010. Dr. Alon Liel
Mon. Feb 22nd (12:00-13:00)
Reading:
• “Turkey–Israel - Relations under Severe Strain” Dr. Alon Liel
• “The Strategic Depth Doctrine of Turkish Foreign Policy” – Alexander Murinson
Session 13: Israel-Turkey Relations Continued – Dr. Alon Liel
Wed. Feb. 24th (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Session 14: T.A. Session
Thurs. Feb. 25th (15:00-16:00)
March 2nd – Leave for Spain!
UNIT III – Spain/Turkey
Main Lecturers: Renee Levine Melammed, Yaron Ben Naeh, Alon Liel
Teaching Assistant: Josh Weinberg
Session 1: Mon. Jan. 25th (13:30-14:30) – Debrief from Morocco - TA
Session 2: Wednesday January 27, 2010 (14:30-15:30 - 15:45-16:45)
Prof. Renée Levine Melammed
Introduction: A History of the Jews in Spain
Pre-Islamic Era
Reading:
• Yitzhak Baer, A History of the Jews in Christian Spain, 1, 1-22. JPS: Philadelphia, 1961 (1st ed.); 1992 (2nd ed.).
The Islamic Conquest - 15:45-16:45
• Eliyahu Ashtor, “The Conquest of Spain,” The Jews of Moslem Spain, 1, 3-42, 407-410. JPS: Philadelphia, 1973.
Thursday Jan. 28th (15:00-16:00) – TA Session
Session 3: “The Golden Age of Spain”
Monday Feb. 1st (16:00-17:30)
Reading:
• “Al-Andalus: The So-Called ‘Golden Age’ of Spanish Jewry” – Menachem Ben Sasson
• Eliyahu Ashtor, “Hasdai ibn Shaprut,” The Jews of Moslem Spain, op. cit., 1, 155-227, 419-428.
Session 4: The Reconquista
Wed. February 3rd (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Reading:
• Jonathan Ray, The Sephardic Frontier: The Reconquista and the Jewish Community in Medieval Iberia, 1-35. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2006.
Christian Rule and Convivencia (15:45-16:45)
• Haim Beinart, "The Jews of Castile," in Moreshet Sepharad: The Sephardi Legacy, op. cit., 1: 11-41, ed. H. Beinart. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, 1992.
• Yom Tov Assis, "The Jews in the Crown of Aragon and its Dominions," ibid., 1: 44-102.
Session 5: T.A. Session
Thurs. Feb 4th (15:00-16:00)
Session 6: The Conversos and the Inquisition
Mon. Feb 8th (16:00-17:30)
Reading:
• Haim Beinart, “The Great Conversion and the Converso Problem,” in Moreshet Sepharad, op. cit., 1: 346-382.
• Michael Glatzer, “Pablo de Santa Maria on the Events of 1391,” Antisemitism through the Ages, ed. Shmuel Almog, 127-137. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1988.
Session 7: The Expulsion of the Jews and the Moslem Experience
Wed. February 10th (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Reading:
• Haim Beinart, “The Expulsion from Spain: Causes and Results,” in Moreshet Sepharad, op. cit., 2: 11-42.
• Note: “Edict of Expulsion”, pp. 28-31.
The Sephardi Diaspora – (15:45-16:45)
• Renée Levine Melammed, “The Portuguese Experience” and “Italy,” in A Question of Identity: Iberian Conversos in Historical Perspective, 51-67, 187-193; 109-133, 203-209. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Session 8: T.A Session
Thurs. Feb 11th (15:00-16:00)
Session 9: An Introduction to Turkey and the Ottoman Empire
Mon. Feb 15th (12:00-13:00)
Reading:
• “The Ottomans”: http://wsu.edu/~dee/OTTOMAN/OTTOMAN1.HTM
• Maps: http://www.naqshbandi.org/ottomans/maps/default.htm
http://lexicorient.com/e.o/atlas/h-ottomans.htm
Session 10: The Jews of the Ottoman Empire - Prof Yaron Ben Naeh
Wed. Feb. 17th (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Reading:
• Chapter • 12 • The Ottoman Jews p. 256
• Aspects in the character of Ottoman Jewry. Dr. Yaron Ben-Naeh
o Ben-Naeh - Reading #3
Session 11: T.A. Session
Thurs. Feb 18th (15:00-16:00)
Session 12: Israel-Turkey Relations from 1947-2010. Dr. Alon Liel
Mon. Feb 22nd (12:00-13:00)
Reading:
• “Turkey–Israel - Relations under Severe Strain” Dr. Alon Liel
• “The Strategic Depth Doctrine of Turkish Foreign Policy” – Alexander Murinson
Session 13: Israel-Turkey Relations Continued – Dr. Alon Liel
Wed. Feb. 24th (14:30-15:30) (15:45-16:45)
Session 14: T.A. Session
Thurs. Feb. 25th (15:00-16:00)
March 2nd – Leave for Spain!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Session 9: The Nationalist Struggle and the Early Years of Independence
Wed. Dec. 16th - Morocco Presentations!!!
Thurs. Dec 17th (16:00-17:30) – Dr. Daniel Zisenwine
This lecture will analyze the nature of the Moroccan struggle for independence, and the role of political movements and the monarchy in this struggle. We will discuss the monarchy's position in independent Morocco, and its impact on Moroccan society throughout the early years of independence. The post independence period was overshadowed by a host of political, social, and economic challenges which continue to underpin developments in Morocco.
Also, here is the link to the website that Prof. Tsur developed for the preservation of Jewish culture from the lands of Islam. Check it out!
http://jic.tau.ac.il/
Thurs. Dec 17th (16:00-17:30) – Dr. Daniel Zisenwine
This lecture will analyze the nature of the Moroccan struggle for independence, and the role of political movements and the monarchy in this struggle. We will discuss the monarchy's position in independent Morocco, and its impact on Moroccan society throughout the early years of independence. The post independence period was overshadowed by a host of political, social, and economic challenges which continue to underpin developments in Morocco.
Also, here is the link to the website that Prof. Tsur developed for the preservation of Jewish culture from the lands of Islam. Check it out!
http://jic.tau.ac.il/
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Session 7: Colonial Morocco
Thurs. Dec. 10th (16:00-17:30) – Dr. Daniel Zisenwine
This lecture focuses on the French and Spanish protectorates established in Morocco in 1912. Although Morocco's colonial experience was relatively short (1912-1956) it left a lasting imprint on modern Moroccan life. New urban centers such as Casablanca emerged, and new forms of political and social identity were embraced by diverse social segments. These developments paved the way for the nationalist struggle for independence.
C.R. Pennell, Morocco since 1830: A History, New York: New York University Press, 200, pp. 40-67; 68-110, 154-188 (for lecture 2)
This lecture focuses on the French and Spanish protectorates established in Morocco in 1912. Although Morocco's colonial experience was relatively short (1912-1956) it left a lasting imprint on modern Moroccan life. New urban centers such as Casablanca emerged, and new forms of political and social identity were embraced by diverse social segments. These developments paved the way for the nationalist struggle for independence.
C.R. Pennell, Morocco since 1830: A History, New York: New York University Press, 200, pp. 40-67; 68-110, 154-188 (for lecture 2)
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Session 6: The Jews of Morocco and Israel
Wed. Dec. 9th (14:30-15:30)-(15:45-16:45): Prof. Yaron Tsur
Immigration as solution for Moroccan Jewry – the three immigration waves (1948-1951, 1954-1956, 1961-1964) - The problematic status of Moroccan Olim in young Israel – Symbol of the Ethnic Problem – In the periphery – Power in politics – Influence on Israeli culture
Please find the readings here:
1. Ami Bouganim, "Cradle of the Wind", in op. cit., pp. 55-64.
2. Oumama Aouad Lahrech, "Esther and I", in op. cit., pp. 65-84.
3. Y. Tsur, "Carnival Fears – Moroccans Immigrants and the Ethnic Problem in the Young State of Israel", The Journal of Israeli History, Vol. 18 (1997), no. 1, pp. 73-103.
Questions and points to think about:
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Movie: "Turn Left at the End of the World - סוף העולם שמאלה"
We will find time to watch this movie.
Immigration as solution for Moroccan Jewry – the three immigration waves (1948-1951, 1954-1956, 1961-1964) - The problematic status of Moroccan Olim in young Israel – Symbol of the Ethnic Problem – In the periphery – Power in politics – Influence on Israeli culture
Please find the readings here:
1. Ami Bouganim, "Cradle of the Wind", in op. cit., pp. 55-64.
2. Oumama Aouad Lahrech, "Esther and I", in op. cit., pp. 65-84.
3. Y. Tsur, "Carnival Fears – Moroccans Immigrants and the Ethnic Problem in the Young State of Israel", The Journal of Israeli History, Vol. 18 (1997), no. 1, pp. 73-103.
Questions and points to think about:
- Explain the complexity of the "ethnic problem" referred to in the article's intro?
- Two texts:"Integrative" and "Reserved"
- "Integrative" Report by Ephraim Friedman - What were the factors for encouraging mass North African aliyah to Israel?
- Is this a cry for help?
- "Reserved" text: "Yemenite Immigration and the African Problem"
- What was the perception of the North African immigrants according to this report?
- What was the feeling towards the Ashkenazi sector (as described on p.82)?
- In what way was the Yishuv responsible for the welfare of the new immigrants (p. 85)
- Despite Gelblum's overwhelming negativity towards the Moroccan immigrants, what was the one positive attribute that he afforded them?
- Describe the discrimination felt among the immigrants as part of the 'ethnic problem'?
- What was the fear of the post-1949 imbalance posed by the new demographic phenomenon?
- What was problematic with Gelblum's comparison of Israel to France (p.96)
- Why did the Mizrahi Jews support Revisionist Zionism?
- What was the problem referred to on p.99?
- How did Moroccan Jews react to a rejection of sorts in their national home?
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Movie: "Turn Left at the End of the World - סוף העולם שמאלה"
We will find time to watch this movie.
Hi,
I am re-uploading these readings with new links that will hopefully work:
Readings:
The (Re)Fashioning of Moroccan National Identity
Some Major points to consider for this article:
I. 3 Pillars of Moroccan National Identity:
1. Monarchy as the primary religious and national symbol of Morocco.
2. Morocco is a Muslim and arab country
3. territory of Western Sahara is an inalienable part of Morocco
II. Fukuyama's outlook as it pertains to Morocco:
• Capitalism would spread and Democracy would prevail in a post-USSR world
• In response to S. Huntigton – Morocco called for discourse among the nations to avoid such a clash.
• Moroccan Islam: King as “commander of the faithful”
III. Please explain The Makhzen system?
What wasThe Agadir charter?
IV.“Amazhig” identity – what is its role and its relationship with the monarchy?
V. Judeo-Christian west is for Islamist the rival “Other”
• Gulf war ('91) as “Civilization War”
• For Islamist Morocco has achieved political independence without cultural independence.
• Imparting of a foreign model to a Muslim country
• results in cultural alienation and return to Shari’a / fundamentalism
VI. State Fundamentalism
• Islamizing modernity vs. modernizing Islam - WHat does this mean? Examples?
• Is the monarchy responsible for fundamentalism?
• Why did it encouraged Wahabism? Examples? (ie; Educational curriculum (anti-West, and anti-Zionist)
• Moroccan identity based on rejection of the West and Judaism while promoting a peaceful discourse.
VII. Conclusion
• Amazhig vs. Istiqlal - how does this reshape national identity?
• Will this become a unifying factor for Morocco?
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Reading for next week (10.12.09)
From Hasan II to Muhammad Vi- Plus Ça Change
I am re-uploading these readings with new links that will hopefully work:
Readings:
The (Re)Fashioning of Moroccan National Identity
Some Major points to consider for this article:
I. 3 Pillars of Moroccan National Identity:
1. Monarchy as the primary religious and national symbol of Morocco.
2. Morocco is a Muslim and arab country
3. territory of Western Sahara is an inalienable part of Morocco
II. Fukuyama's outlook as it pertains to Morocco:
• Capitalism would spread and Democracy would prevail in a post-USSR world
• In response to S. Huntigton – Morocco called for discourse among the nations to avoid such a clash.
• Moroccan Islam: King as “commander of the faithful”
III. Please explain The Makhzen system?
What wasThe Agadir charter?
IV.“Amazhig” identity – what is its role and its relationship with the monarchy?
V. Judeo-Christian west is for Islamist the rival “Other”
• Gulf war ('91) as “Civilization War”
• For Islamist Morocco has achieved political independence without cultural independence.
• Imparting of a foreign model to a Muslim country
• results in cultural alienation and return to Shari’a / fundamentalism
VI. State Fundamentalism
• Islamizing modernity vs. modernizing Islam - WHat does this mean? Examples?
• Is the monarchy responsible for fundamentalism?
• Why did it encouraged Wahabism? Examples? (ie; Educational curriculum (anti-West, and anti-Zionist)
• Moroccan identity based on rejection of the West and Judaism while promoting a peaceful discourse.
VII. Conclusion
• Amazhig vs. Istiqlal - how does this reshape national identity?
• Will this become a unifying factor for Morocco?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Reading for next week (10.12.09)
From Hasan II to Muhammad Vi- Plus Ça Change
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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