Advanced Topics in Middle East & North African Studies (390-4-1)

Topic

Jews of Iran

Instructors

Jonathan Brack

Meeting Info

Harris Hall L06: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

Jews of Iran

Iran is home to one of the oldest and, in our days, the largest Jewish communities in the Middle East outside Israel. This course follows its history from antiquity to the present, comparing it with other Jewish minorities under Islamic rule. o what extent were the Jews of Iran integrated into their Persian speaking environment? Why did the community endure when others emigrated, even after the 1979 revolution? How did Iranian Jewish diasporic communities evolve? And how did Jews shape modern Iranian and Middle Eastern history?

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro