JWST 361 The Shtetl: 1500-1897

3 credits · Jewish Studies · Faculty of Arts · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

Using historical, sociological, literary and cultural sources, this course will examine various aspects of communal and individual life in the shtetl, the Jewish - or largely Jewish - town in Eastern Europe.

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