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How to apply
Applications can be made in person on
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern
Studies, room 5042, level 5 of the Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2 or by post before 19
September 2013.
Fee
Part 1
€150
Part 2
€150
Both parts
€259
For security reasons payment should be by
cheque/draft/postal money order only, made
payable to Trinity College no. 1 account. A
concession rate is available to second and third
level students, unemployed persons and those
in receipt of a social welfare pension. Those
paying in two instalments must make the second
payment no later than Friday, 10 January 2014.
Date
Teaching in the first semester commences
during the week beginning 23 September 2013
and in the second semester during the week
beginning 13 January 2014. Please note this is
a day-time course.
Duration
The course runs for a total of twenty-two weeks
in two parts. Part 1 runs through the first
semester; part 2 runs through the second
semester.
Further information
Contact: Sinéad Dixon, Department of Near and
Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building, Trinity
College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 1451,
email:
Introduction to Jewish
Civilisation from Antiquity
to the Modern Period
(
Part 1 and Part 2)
The purpose of this course is to introduce
students to the development of Jewish
civilisation from the earliest period to the
present. The course is designed for those who
are just starting their study of Judaism and it
equips the student with knowledge of the central
issues and main texts in the formation of Jewish
identity. The intention of this course is to allow
the student to acquire a basic knowledge of
Jewish culture and history. Part 1 focuses on
basic aspects of Jewish culture including the
Jewish library, calendar and festivals. Part 2
provides an introductory overview of Jewish
history from the rabbinic period through
medieval Europe, the Middle East, Spain and
North Africa to modern Jewish life in Western
and Eastern Europe, the US and Israel.
Lecturer
Professor Zuleika Rodgers
How to apply
Applications can be made in person on
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
in the Department of Near and Middle Eastern
Studies, room 5042, level 5 of the Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2 or by post before 19
September 2013.
Fee
Part 1
€150
Part 2
€150
Both parts
€259
For security reasons payment should be by
cheque/draft/postal money order only, made
payable to Trinity College no. 1 account. A
concession rate is available to second and third
level students, unemployed persons and those
