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Contents 1 Jewish Studies 1.1 Where? 1.2 What? 1.3 Who?

Jewish Studies

Where?

Jewish studies and its varying forms are offered at SOAS, UCL, Manchester and Oxford.

At SOAS
Hebrew and Israeli studies - BBB/300
Middle Eastern Studies (Hebrew) - BBB/300

At UCL
Jewish History - BBB
Hebrew and Jewish Studies - BBB
Modern Languages - Hebrew and Yiddish - AAA-BBB
Language and Culture - Hebrew and Yiddish - AAB-ABB

At Manchester
Jewish studies and Hebrew - BBB
Hebrew studies - BBB
Jewish studies and Holocaust studies - AAB-BBB

At Oxford
Jewish studies - AAA
Hebrew studies - AAA

What?

Study Yiddish, Biblical and Modern Hebrew, Israeli culture, Jewish history and culture, the Holocaust, discrimination, Jewish/Yiddish literature... The list is endless. Jewish studies provides plenty of crossover with other subjects, so you could take German content modules to learn about Jewish/German relations and Yiddish roots, New York literature, oh there's loads.

Who?

1) Those who want to know more about their Jewish roots
2) Those interested in the Middle East
3) Those who love the rich tapestry of literature and history that comes from Jewish history
4) Those who are thinking about a career in the UN/peace relations etc.
5) YOU!