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Institute on Human Rights And the Holocaust
 

Course Offerings Academic Year 2010-2011

 

Fall 2010

I. Undergraduate Courses

Lander’s College for Arts and Sciences (Flatbush)

Fall ’10 (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/)

  • HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish People The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 242 Violence in America Utilizing the disciplines of sociology and psychology, this course examines the causes and character of racial, religious, and ethnic violence, industry-labor confrontation, the vigilante tradition, political hysteria, and assassination, police action, and student revolt in the United States.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence and the Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 271 American Jewish History
    Study of the Sephardic legacy, German Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities, the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as well. (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • POL 261 Government and Politics of Israel
    An examination of Israeli political culture in light of Israel's history and economic and socio-cultural structure, with special attention to the evolution and role of the major institutions in contemporary Israeli political life. (http://www.touro.edu/LAS/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • SAS 332 Crime and Juvenile Delinquency The sociological definition and approach to the study of criminality and delinquency, and the nature, types, and extent of crime. The causes of crime and methods of determining criminality, the social function of criminal law, the police, the courts, the prison community, punishment, rehabilitation, and crime prevention programs.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)

 

Lander College for Women

Fall ’10 (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/)

  • HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish People The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 242 Violence in America Utilizing the disciplines of sociology and psychology, this course examines the causes and character of racial, religious, and ethnic violence, industry-labor confrontation, the vigilante tradition, political hysteria, and assassination, police action, and student revolt in the United States.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence and the Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 271 American Jewish History
    Study of the Sephardic legacy, German Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities, the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as well. (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • POL 261 Government and Politics of Israel
    An examination of Israeli political culture in light of Israel's history and economic and socio-cultural structure, with special attention to the evolution and role of the major institutions in contemporary Israeli political life. (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • SAS 312 Political Sociology The concept of power as embodied in political institutions and ideologies. The structure of political parties, mass movements, and secret and underground organizations. Political ideologies, utopias, and social myths in relation to democracy, socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism, nationalism, pan-Slavism, and pan-Germanism.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)
  • SAS 332 Crime and Juvenile Delinquency The sociological definition and approach to the study of criminality and delinquency, and the nature, types, and extent of crime. The causes of crime and methods of determining criminality, the social function of criminal law, the police, the courts, the prison community, punishment, rehabilitation, and crime prevention programs.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)

 

New York School of Career and Applied Studies

Fall ’10 (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses.html)

  • GHS 210 African American Experience This course examines the history of African-Americans by placing it within the context of world and U.S. History. Coverage includes the African background, the effects of the transatlantic slave trade, the role of chattel slavery in the evolution of an African-American ethnicity, the era of Reconstruction, the imposition of a legally-based system of racial segregation, the growth and development of the Civil Rights movement, and current trends in the development of the African-American people. Special emphasis is placed on the many African-American men and women who contributed to the development of this ethnicity.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 215 Hispanic American Experience Survey of the history of Asian-Americans from the beginning of their immigration to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the Asian heritages, new cultural adaptations, contributions to American culture, and current problems and issues.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 240 Ethnic Groups in the United States Students examine the historical backgrounds of the various ethnic groups in the United States, both abroad and in this country, including the religious and social lives of the people, as well as the political and economic aspects of their lives in the United States. Also studied are the tensions among the various ethnic groups vis-à-vis each other and the larger "American society" which gave rise to racism and other social problems. The groups. difficulties in adjustment and acculturation and specific areas of their achievement are investigated, as well as their attempts to preserve traditional identities within the American mainstream and solve their problems in America.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 262 The Holocaust in History (also offered as GJS 262) A history of the events and the catastrophe that befell European Jewry in the 1930.s and 1940.s. The Holocaust is placed within the context of European history. Anti-Semitism, xenophobia, the rise of Nazism and various Fascist movements are discussed. Jewish life and culture in Eastern and Western Europe is described in detail. German policies in both Germany and the occupied countries; ghetto, concentration, and extermination camp existence; Jewish resistance movements and the role of righteous Gentiles are analyzed. World reaction during and after the Holocaust is studied.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 271 American Jewish History (Also Offered as GJS 271) Study of the Sephardic legacy; German Jewish migration and influence; the development of religious communities, the impact of the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to the Holocaust and Zionism. The social, economic and religious structures of the modern Jewish community will be analyzed as well.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 325 The Civil Rights Movement In The U.S. Conditions in the United States which contributed to the post-World War II Civil Rights movement; historical development of the impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision; black activism between 1955-1970; recent legal and judicial milestones; current needs, status, and problems facing the Civil Rights movement.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 330 Black-Jewish Relations A historical study of the relationship between the Jewish and African-American communities in the United States, with special focus on the developments and issues that have united and divided the two groups since 1945. This course examines the present challenges and responses affecting the future interrelationship of both populations.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 362 American Women’s History The study of the conditions and experiences of American women, with emphasis on the period after the Civil War; historical development of the Women's movement after 1900, with major focus on post-World War II developments. The current status, needs, and problems of the movement will also be considered.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GSO 239 Hispanic American Community Survey of the Hispanic American community, including demographic characteristics; social, religious, political and economic institutions, with emphasis placed on the contributions and problems of the Hispanic American community in New York City.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_socio.html)
  • GPH 230 Business Ethics Students will examine the ethical issues that arise in the context of business. The relevance of ethical theory to such issues as consumer rights and truth in advertising will be studied. Obligations to shareholders and negotiating strategies are discussed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_phil.html)
  • GPH 240 Values and Ethics in Human Services This course surveys and analyzes the explicit and implicit values and ethical issues in the field of human services. Major theoretical perspectives are presented drawing on thinkers form the disciplines of science, philosophy, psychology, sociology and cultural analysis. A comparative analysis of ethical issues and practices in different cultures and societies are reviewed. The political and economic sources of values are considered along with how values and ethics affect the development of social rules and behavior. An examination of critical value issues at the national, city and organizational level are discussed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_phil.html)

 

Touro College Los Angeles

Fall ’10 Women’s Program (http://www.touro.edu/losangeles/schedules/schedLAfa10-w.pdf)

  • PHI 225 LI Business Ethics, Prof. Johnson

 

Touro College South

Fall ’10 Women’s Program (http://www.touro.edu/tcsouth/schedules/Fall2010W.pdf)

  • HIS 155 Jewish History I, Professor Abramson
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust, Professor Abramson

 

II. Graduate Studies

Graduate School of Judaic Studies

Fall ’10 (http://www.touro.edu/judagrad/course.asp)

  • HJS 601 History of the Jews in Modern Times A survey of modern Jewish history from the French Revolution to World War I. Major developments are analyzed in light of political, social and ideological currents and trends.  Emphasis is placed upon the emergence of diverse expressions of Jewish religious and secular identity.  Topics include: the Enlightenment and emancipation; Wissenschaft des Judentums; rise of Reform Judaism; the Positive-Historical School: Neo-Orthodoxy; eastern Haskalah; Volozhin and the Yeshiva movement; Mussar movement; Jewish socialism; political and racial anti-Semitism; migrations; Hibbat Zion and Zionism.
  • HJS 615 The Church and the Jews This course will examine the range of Christian attitudes to Jews and Judaism over the centuries, from the first century to our own time.  It will focus on major events and themes.  These include the foundational teachings of Paul and the Church Fathers; the growth of the Western Church; the First Crusades; forced disputations; late medieval demonization of the Jews; the impact of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the emergence of the ideas of tolerance; and the issuing of “Nostra Aetate” (Vatican II).
  • HJS 638 The Holocaust A seminar on the destruction of European Jewry during the years 1939-1945.  Topics include: anti-Semitic and racist antecedents; the rise of the Nazi dictatorship; implementation of the "Final Solution”; Jewish responses to the catastrophe; reactions to Nazism in the free world, and post-World War II legacies.
  • HJS 639 History of Anti-Semitism An examination and analysis of the historical and cultural roots of anti-Semitism from ancient times until the twentieth century, concentrating on religious, sociological, economic and philosophical expressions.
  • HJS 640 The Rise of Modern Israel The emergence of Zionism during the years 1880-1948 is examined with an emphasis on the major ideologues of the movement and factors which ultimately led to the creation of the State of Israel.
  • HJS 645 Jewish Life in Europe after the Holocaust: Community and Memory This course will examine Jewish experiences in postwar Europe, exploring social, religious, and cultural issues confronting survivors as they attempted to rebuild their personal lives and communal institutions in Eastern and Central Europe and in the DP camps.
  • HJS 652 American Jewry in the Twentieth Century Seminar on the American Jewish experience from the East European migration to the present.  Topics include: acculturation; novel forms of communal life; assimilation; the growth of American Zionism; non-Jewish perspectives, and contemporary issues of concern.
  • HJS 660 B Israel and the International Protection of Human Rights

 

Touro Graduate School of Business

Fall ’10 (http://www.touro.edu/gsb/certificate_courses.html)

  • PLG 101 Introduction to Law and Ethics Introduces students to the structure of the US legal system and its historical antecedents through the analysis of a litigated case as it moves forward from the initial presentation of a claim or concern to a lawyer, covering informal fact gathering and investigation, case evaluation and strategy, parties, jurisdiction, pleadings, procedure motions, provisional remedies, evidence, discovery, settlement attempts, trial preparation, trials and appeals, enforcement of judgments, and alternatives to the traditional method of dispute resolution.

 

Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Fall ’10 (http://www.tourolaw.edu/pdf/Fall2010Schedule.pdf)

  • LAW 892A Civil Rights Litigation, Professor Brooks. This clinic offers hands-on experience in litigating civil rights claims on behalf of individuals currently or formerly confined to psychiatric facilities. Under close faculty supervision, students handle precedent-setting cases relating to the confinement, care, and treatment of individuals deemed to be mentally ill. The clinic prepares students for all types of litigation and trains them to interview clients, investigate and develop facts, draft pleadings and discovery documents, and research and write briefs. The course requires a minimum of 10 hours of clinical work in addition to a weekly three-hour seminar.
  • LAW 637BA Constitutional Law II, Professor Morris. The first part of this course addresses constitutional doctrines involving the three branches of the federal government and their relationships with one another and with state and local authority; the second part analyzes individual constitutionally protected rights of due process, equal protection, affirmative action, privacy, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.
  • LAW 637CA Constitutional Law II, Professor M. Schwartz. The first part of this course addresses constitutional doctrines involving the three branches of the federal government and their relationships with one another and with state and local authority; the second part analyzes individual constitutionally protected rights of due process, equal protection, affirmative action, privacy, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.
  • LAW 937A First Amendment Seminar, Professor Wachtler. This seminar offers an introduction to the law regarding freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The class concentrates on the importance of freedom of expression; the nature of ―speech;‖ freedom of speech in public and private places; the relevance of the audience in determining the right of freedom of expression; censorship and permissible restrictions on freedom of expression; vagueness and overbreadth in applicable legislation; prior restraint; and symbolic speech.
  • LAW 938A Holocaust & Law, Professor Reicher
  • LAW 926A International Human Rights, Professor Relis. This course explores the rights asserted in international instruments and the manner by which they are protected under national and international laws. Topics covered include the United Nations system of human rights protection; the European Convention on Human Rights and its Commission and Court of Human Rights; the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Accords); the Inter-American System of Human Rights Protection, including the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights; the African system of Human and Peoples‘ Rights; and International Humanitarian Law — human rights protection during armed conflicts.
  • LAW 619A Justice, Professor Davis. This seminar examines justice in law by application of broad moral, philosophical, and political principles to real cases and controversies. Discussion topics include law and autonomy, race and justice, gender and justice, and economics and justice, as well as the scope of the criminal law and the role of justice in the international arena. The goal of the class is to construct guiding norms of justice and equity as they would be reflected in the laws that govern a model society.
  • LAW 735A National Security & the Law, Professor Bianco. This course examines the role of law in protecting U.S. national security from threats posed by state and non-state actors. Topics include domestic and international legal regulation of the use of force; law and overseas operations such as warfare and intelligence gathering; and counterterrorism and homeland security.
  • LAW 903A Racism & American Law, Professor Mcqueary Smith. This course begins by examining the extent to which racism has been reflected in the country‘s legal system, the ways in which the legal order has abetted racism, and the notion of law as an agent of social change. The course then focuses on contemporary uses of American law as a tool to reshape racially stratified economic, social, and political structures. The course examines primarily the experience of black Americans, but addresses also the experiences of other racial groups.

 

Spring 2011

I. Undergraduate Courses

Lander’s College for Arts and Sciences (Flatbush)

Spring ’11 (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/)

  • HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish People The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 242 Violence in America Utilizing the disciplines of sociology and psychology, this course examines the causes and character of racial, religious, and ethnic violence, industry-labor confrontation, the vigilante tradition, political hysteria, and assassination, police action, and student revolt in the United States.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence and the Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 271 American Jewish History
    Study of the Sephardic legacy, German Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities, the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as well. (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • POL 261 Government and Politics of Israel
    An examination of Israeli political culture in light of Israel's history and economic and socio-cultural structure, with special attention to the evolution and role of the major institutions in contemporary Israeli political life. (http://www.touro.edu/LAS/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • SAS 332 Crime and Juvenile Delinquency The sociological definition and approach to the study of criminality and delinquency, and the nature, types, and extent of crime. The causes of crime and methods of determining criminality, the social function of criminal law, the police, the courts, the prison community, punishment, rehabilitation, and crime prevention programs.
    (http://www.touro.edu/las/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)

 

Lander College for Women

Spring ’11 (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/)

  • HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish People The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 242 Violence in America Utilizing the disciplines of sociology and psychology, this course examines the causes and character of racial, religious, and ethnic violence, industry-labor confrontation, the vigilante tradition, political hysteria, and assassination, police action, and student revolt in the United States.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence and the Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • HIS 271 American Jewish History
    Study of the Sephardic legacy, German Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities, the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as well (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSocScience.asp)
  • POL 261 Government and Politics of Israel
    An examination of Israeli political culture in light of Israel's history and economic and socio-cultural structure, with special attention to the evolution and role of the major institutions in contemporary Israeli political life. (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsPoliticalScience.asp)
  • SAS 312 Political Sociology
    The concept of power as embodied in political institutions and ideologies. The structure of political parties, mass movements, and secret and underground organizations. Political ideologies, utopias, and social myths in relation to democracy, socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism, nationalism, pan-Slavism, and pan-Germanism.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)
  • SAS 332 Crime and Juvenile Delinquency The sociological definition and approach to the study of criminality and delinquency, and the nature, types, and extent of crime. The causes of crime and methods of determining criminality, the social function of criminal law, the police, the courts, the prison community, punishment, rehabilitation, and crime prevention programs.
    (http://www.touro.edu/laswd/CourseDescriptions/crsSociology.asp)

New York School of Career and Applied Studies

Spring ’11 (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses.html)

  • GLL 310 Literature of Survival The course will focus on how reading and writing can prove to be empowering and life sustaining. Topics include defining literature of survival, exploring one's identity
     (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_lan.html)
  • GHS 203 The Immigrant Experience in America This course examines the unique immigrant experience of various ethnic groups. Students learn about conditions in foreign countries that gave impetus to emigration, difficulties in adjustment and acculturation, specific areas of achievement, attempts to preserve ethnic identity within the American mainstream, and contemporary issues and problems.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 210 The African American Experience This course examines the history of African-Americans by placing it within the context of world and U.S. History. Coverage includes the African background, the effects of the transatlantic slave trade, the role of chattel slavery in the evolution of an African-American ethnicity, the era of Reconstruction, the imposition of a legally-based system of racial segregation, the growth and development of the Civil Rights movement, and current trends in the development of the African-American people. Special emphasis is placed on the many African-American men and women who contributed to the development of this ethnicity.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 215 Hispanic American Experience Survey of the history of Asian-Americans from the beginning of their immigration to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the Asian heritages, new cultural adaptations, contributions to American culture, and current problems and issues.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 219 Asian-American Experience in the United States Survey of the history of Asian-Americans from the beginning of their immigration to the present. Special emphasis will be placed on the Asian heritages, new cultural adaptations, contributions to American culture, and current problems and issues.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 240 Ethnic Groups in the United States Students examine the historical backgrounds of the various ethnic groups in the United States, both abroad and in this country, including the religious and social lives of the people, as well as the political and economic aspects of their lives in the United States. Also studied are the tensions among the various ethnic groups vis-à-vis each other and the larger "American society" which gave rise to racism and other social problems. The groups. difficulties in adjustment and acculturation and specific areas of their achievement are investigated, as well as their attempts to preserve traditional identities within the American mainstream and solve their problems in America.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 262 The Holocaust in History (also offered as GJS 262) A history of the events and the catastrophe that befell European Jewry in the 1930.s and 1940.s. The Holocaust is placed within the context of European history. Anti-Semitism, xenophobia, the rise of Nazism and various Fascist movements are discussed. Jewish life and culture in Eastern and Western Europe is described in detail. German policies in both Germany and the occupied countries; ghetto, concentration, and extermination camp existence; Jewish resistance movements and the role of righteous Gentiles are analyzed. World reaction during and after the Holocaust is studied.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 325 The Civil Rights Movement in the United States Conditions in the United States which contributed to the post-World War II Civil Rights movement; historical development of the impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision; black activism between 1955-1970; recent legal and judicial milestones; current needs, status, and problems facing the Civil Rights movement.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 330 Black-Jewish Relations A historical study of the relationship between the Jewish and African-American communities in the United States, with special focus on the developments and issues that have united and divided the two groups since 1945. This course examines the present challenges and responses affecting the future interrelationship of both populations.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 343 American Labor Movement This course presents an in-depth examination of the history of Labor in the United States. Topics include: Labor in the Colonial Period, industrialization and the rise of the factory system, the Civil War and early workers. movements, the growth of national unions, large scale industrialism and Labor; Labor during the Progressive Period and World War I; the Depression and the rise of industrial relations, Labor and World War II, unions and the Cold War, Civil Rights and the Labor movement; feminism; Labor legislation, the Labor movement today; collaborative models in the workplace. Students investigate the status and conditions of working people, the rise of the welfare-state concept, and the politics of the working class.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 362 American Women’s History The study of the conditions and experiences of American women, with emphasis on the period after the Civil War; historical development of the Women's movement after 1900, with major focus on post-World War II developments. The current status, needs, and problems of the movement will also be considered.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GHS 450 American Cultural History The evolution and development of American culture, including popular aspects from its flowering after the Civil War to the present. The emphasis will be on the period after 1900. Areas include literature, theater, film, the arts, music, and other media. Students examine ethnic and other influences on American culture. The interplay between cultural developments and the American civilization producing them is investigated.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_soc.html)
  • GJS 124 Modern Jewish History: 1750-Present Students will inquire into: the major movements and developments including the rise of the Hassidic movement, Jewish emancipation in Germany, France, and America; renaissance of Jewish scholarship; torment in Eastern Europe which stimulated mass immigration to America; religious divisiveness in Europe and America; Germany, anti-Semitism, the rise of Zionism; World Wars I and II; and the modern State of Israel.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_jud.html)
  • GPH 230 Business Ethics Students will examine the ethical issues that arise in the context of business. The relevance of ethical theory to such issues as consumer rights and truth in advertising will be studied. Obligations to shareholders and negotiating strategies are discussed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_phil.html)
  • GPH 240 Values and Ethics in Human Services This course surveys and analyzes the explicit and implicit values and ethical issues in the field of human services. Major theoretical perspectives are presented drawing on thinkers form the disciplines of science, philosophy, psychology, sociology and cultural analysis. A comparative analysis of ethical issues and practices in different cultures and societies are reviewed. The political and economic sources of values are considered along with how values and ethics affect the development of social rules and behavior. An examination of critical value issues at the national, city and organizational level are discussed.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_phil.html)
  • GPS 325 Psychology of Minority Families The patterns and dynamics of minority families in the United States. Changing demographics, diversity of familial structures, difficulties surrounding immigration and acculturation, educational concerns, functional and dysfunctional family relationships, as well as treatment and therapeutic issues, are among the included topics.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_psy.html)
  • GSO 250 Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Communications An examination of the dynamics of learning across cultures; culture shock; biases and cultural relativism. The course provides students with an intellectual basis for developing the interpersonal and other skills necessary to relate to persons of varying backgrounds. Among other tools, it identifies cultural patterns in the verbal and non-verbal behaviors of the populations in different parts of the world.
    (http://www.touro.edu/nyscas/courses_socio.html)
  • PLG 102 Intro to Law & Ethics

 

Touro College France

Spring ’11 (http://www.touro.edu/france/courses.html)

  • HIS 155-156 History of the Jewish People The development and metamorphosis of Jewish political, social, and economic life from the Second Temple Period to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. The first semester ends with the expulsion from Spain.
  • HIS 262 The Holocaust The role of Nazism in the destruction of European Jewry, 1933-1945, is studied, with special attention given to the reactions of world Jewry and foreign governments to the catastrophe. Ghetto and concentration camp existence, as well as, Jewish resistance movements are also analyzed.
  • HIS 271 American Jewish History Study of the Sephardic legacy, German-Jewish migration and hegemony, the development of religious communities, the Civil War, migrations from Eastern Europe, acculturation and assimilation, responses to Zionism and the Holocaust, and current issues. Historical and literary texts on the interaction of Jew and Gentile are examined as well. Prerequisite: HIS 156 or permission of the instructor.
  • PHI 225 Business Ethics An examination of ethical issues that arise in the context of business. The relevance of ethical theory to such issues as consumer rights, truth in advertising, obligations to shareholders and negotiating strategies is discussed.

 

Touro College South

Spring ’11 Women’s Program (http://www.touro.edu/tcsouth/schedules/Spring2011W.pdf)  

  • HIS 156 Jewish History II, Professor Abramson

 

II. Graduate Studies

Graduate School of Judaic Studies

Spring ’11 (http://www.touro.edu/judagrad/course.asp)

  • HJS 601 History of the Jews in Modern Times A survey of modern Jewish history from the French Revolution to World War I. Major developments are analyzed in light of political, social and ideological currents and trends.  Emphasis is placed upon the emergence of diverse expressions of Jewish religious and secular identity.  Topics include: the Enlightenment and emancipation; Wissenschaft des Judentums; rise of Reform Judaism; the Positive-Historical School: Neo-Orthodoxy; eastern Haskalah; Volozhin and the Yeshiva movement; Mussar movement; Jewish socialism; political and racial anti-Semitism; migrations; Hibbat Zion and Zionism.
  • HJS 615 The Church and the Jews This course will examine the range of Christian attitudes to Jews and Judaism over the centuries, from the first century to our own time.  It will focus on major events and themes.  These include the foundational teachings of Paul and the Church Fathers; the growth of the Western Church; the First Crusades; forced disputations; late medieval demonization of the Jews; the impact of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the emergence of the ideas of tolerance; and the issuing of “Nostra Aetate” (Vatican II).
  • HJS 638 The Holocaust A seminar on the destruction of European Jewry during the years 1939-1945.  Topics include: anti-Semitic and racist antecedents; the rise of the Nazi dictatorship; implementation of the "Final Solution”; Jewish responses to the catastrophe; reactions to Nazism in the free world, and post-World War II legacies.
  • HJS 639 History of Anti-Semitism An examination and analysis of the historical and cultural roots of anti-Semitism from ancient times until the twentieth century, concentrating on religious, sociological, economic and philosophical expressions.
  • HJS 640 The Rise of Modern Israel The emergence of Zionism during the years 1880-1948 is examined with an emphasis on the major ideologues of the movement and factors which ultimately led to the creation of the State of Israel.
  • HJS 645 Jewish Life in Europe after the Holocaust: Community and MemoryThis course will examine Jewish experiences in postwar Europe, exploring social, religious, and cultural issues confronting survivors as they attempted to rebuild their personal lives and communal institutions in Eastern and Central Europe and in the DP camps.
  • HJS 652 American Jewry in the Twentieth Century Seminar on the American Jewish experience from the East European migration to the present.  Topics include: acculturation; novel forms of communal life; assimilation; the growth of American Zionism; non-Jewish perspectives, and contemporary issues of concern.

 

Touro Graduate School of Business

Spring ’11 (http://www.touro.edu/gsb/certificate_courses.html)

  • PLG 101 Introduction to Law and Ethics Introduces students to the structure of the US legal system and its historical antecedents through the analysis of a litigated case as it moves forward from the initial presentation of a claim or concern to a lawyer, covering informal fact gathering and investigation, case evaluation and strategy, parties, jurisdiction, pleadings, procedure motions, provisional remedies, evidence, discovery, settlement attempts, trial preparation, trials and appeals, enforcement of judgments, and alternatives to the traditional method of dispute resolution.

 

Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Spring ’11 (http://www.tourolaw.edu/pdf/Fall2010Schedule.pdf)

  • LAW 892A Civil Rights Litigation, Professor Brooks. This clinic offers hands-on experience in litigating civil rights claims on behalf of individuals currently or formerly confined to psychiatric facilities. Under close faculty supervision, students handle precedent-setting cases relating to the confinement, care, and treatment of individuals deemed to be mentally ill. The clinic prepares students for all types of litigation and trains them to interview clients, investigate and develop facts, draft pleadings and discovery documents, and research and write briefs. The course requires a minimum of 10 hours of clinical work in addition to a weekly three-hour seminar.
  • LAW 637BA Constitutional Law II, Professor Morris. The first part of this course addresses constitutional doctrines involving the three branches of the federal government and their relationships with one another and with state and local authority; the second part analyzes individual constitutionally protected rights of due process, equal protection, affirmative action, privacy, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.
  • LAW 637CA Constitutional Law II, Professor M. Schwartz. The first part of this course addresses constitutional doctrines involving the three branches of the federal government and their relationships with one another and with state and local authority; the second part analyzes individual constitutionally protected rights of due process, equal protection, affirmative action, privacy, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech.
  • LAW 937A First Amendment Seminar, Professor Wachtler. This seminar offers an introduction to the law regarding freedom of speech and freedom of the press. The class concentrates on the importance of freedom of expression; the nature of ―speech;‖ freedom of speech in public and private places; the relevance of the audience in determining the right of freedom of expression; censorship and permissible restrictions on freedom of expression; vagueness and overbreadth in applicable legislation; prior restraint; and symbolic speech.
  • LAW 938A Holocaust & Law, Professor Reicher
  • LAW 926A International Human Rights, Professor Relis. This course explores the rights asserted in international instruments and the manner by which they are protected under national and international laws. Topics covered include the United Nations system of human rights protection; the European Convention on Human Rights and its Commission and Court of Human Rights; the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Helsinki Accords); the Inter-American System of Human Rights Protection, including the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights; the African system of Human and Peoples‘ Rights; and International Humanitarian Law — human rights protection during armed conflicts.
  • LAW 619A Justice, Professor Davis. This seminar examines justice in law by application of broad moral, philosophical, and political principles to real cases and controversies. Discussion topics include law and autonomy, race and justice, gender and justice, and economics and justice, as well as the scope of the criminal law and the role of justice in the international arena. The goal of the class is to construct guiding norms of justice and equity as they would be reflected in the laws that govern a model society.
  • LAW 735A National Security & the Law, Professor Bianco. This course examines the role of law in protecting U.S. national security from threats posed by state and non-state actors. Topics include domestic and international legal regulation of the use of force; law and overseas operations such as warfare and intelligence gathering; and counterterrorism and homeland security.
  • LAW 903A Racism & American Law, Professor Mcqueary Smith. This course begins by examining the extent to which racism has been reflected in the country‘s legal system, the ways in which the legal order has abetted racism, and the notion of law as an agent of social change. The course then focuses on contemporary uses of American law as a tool to reshape racially stratified economic, social, and political structures. The course examines primarily the experience of black Americans, but addresses also the experiences of other racial groups.

 

International Summer Programs
(http://touro2000.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms/pages/home.aspx)

Vietnam (http://touro2000.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pid=7)

  • International Criminal Law, Professor Dan Derby. This course covers three main topics, criminal law measures by individual nations, cooperative criminal law measures by pairs or groups of nations, and criminal law matters that have supranational aspects. In the third of these war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are discussed as well as such enforcement mechanisms as international tribunals and mixed tribunals featuring national judges plus judges from abroad with international backing. These are deeply implicated in Vietnam’s history, particularly the period of American involvement, which sometimes featured attacks on civilians, controversial treatment of prisoners, and questionable methods for attacking combatants. Also, in neighboring Cambodia the Khmer Rouge conducted a genocidal campaign that killed nearly one third of the inhabitants of that nation. The Khmer Rouge slaughter was ended by the Vietnamese army, which forced its members into exile in Thailand. Only now are the leaders of the Khmer Rouge being prosecuted, and this is being done in the Extraordinary Chambers of the Cambodian courts, in which international jurists participate.

Germany (http://touro2000.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pid=1)

  • International Human Rights Law, Judge Robert Levy. Studying international human rights in the shadow of the Reichstag and the Berlin Wall offers a unique opportunity to examine egregious human rights violations and a country's subsequent efforts to correct and prevent them. In a matter of decades, Germany experienced the horrors of the Nazis and the repression of the communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany). This course will examine the development of an international framework of political, economic and social rights after World War II, from the trials of  Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg to contemporary disputes over political, religious, economic and cultural rights in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.  We will trace the United States' history of ratifying international human rights treaties and ask why the United States has found certain provisions of basic human rights treaties acceptable and others inconsistent with principles of sovereignty and, in some cases, the Bill of Rights.  We will question whether human rights are universal or culture and country specific, and take a close look at the debate between the United States and China over political and economic rights ("Asian exceptionalism").  Students who take this course should leave with a firm understanding of the fundamental human rights treaties and covenants, the principles that underlie them, and their potential application to the myriad human rights issues that arise each day throughout the world.

Israel (http://touro2000.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pid=4)

  • International Human Rights Law, Professor Richard Klein. The emphasis of this course will be on the political, economic and civil rights provided by documents such as the International Bill of Human Rights. Topics will include the relationship between civil liberties and religious beliefs in Muslim countries as well as in Israel, and legal issues raised by the Middle East conflict. Particular consideration will be given to the status of the Arab population residing within the state of Israel. Attention will also be devoted to the economic and political relationship of the Palestinians and the Jewish settlers residing in the disputed territories.
  • The Arab-Israel Conflict and its Resolution: Legal Aspects, Dr. Barry Feinstein. In this day and age of ever-increasing globalization and the trend toward seeking out international aspects of almost every potential legal issue imaginable, it is crucial to recognize and appreciate the relevance of international law in our daily lives.  International law also has a vital role to play in addressing the need to enhance greater awareness and understanding of complex international issues relating to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The discussion in this course therefore will focus on an overview of international law as it relates to subjects including the following:  Legal issues arising out of important historical events in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict such as the McMahon - Hussein correspondence (1915-1916), the Balfour Declaration (1917), the Feisal - Weizmann agreement (1919), the British Mandate (1920-1948), the “Partition Resolution” of the United Nations General Assembly (1947), Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (1948); the influence of Arab States non-recognition of Israel on the Arab-Israeli conflict; the legality of the use of force and self-defense in light of international law in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict, for example in the War of Independence (1948-1949), the Sinai Campaign (1956), the Six-Day War (1967), the Yom Kippur War (1973), Operation Yonatan (Entebbe) (1976), the bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor (1981), and Operation Peace for the Galilee (1982); freedom of navigation in international waterways in the Middle East pursuant to the Law of the Sea; and prospects for peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
  • Civil Liberties and the Age of Terrorism, Professor Eileen Kaufman. This course will explore how the United States and Israel have responded to the tension between a commitment to protecting civil liberties and a need for enhancing national security. Among the issues that will be discussed are: the use and definition of torture; the indefinite detention of persons thought to be linked to terror; the conditions of confinement of suspected terrorists; and the legality of various military measures aimed at destroying the terrorism infrastructure and preventing further terrorist attacks. Central to our study will be an exploration of the appropriateness of judicial review of issues affecting national security. The U.S. response will be contrasted to Israel’s response to persistent acts of terrorism, with particular attention paid to the role of the Israeli Supreme Court.
  • Holocaust and Law, Professor Michael Bazyler. The course begins by providing a general introduction to international law and its terminology. We will examine the legal and non-legal terminology associated specifically with the Holocaust, including the terms “Holocaust,” “genocide,” and “Shoah.” The course then turns to the study of the legal system of Nazi Germany, where we examine how a developed and sophisticated legal system, which existed in Germany prior to the Nazis coming to power in 1933, was corrupted to the extent that it became legal in Germany to exterminate six million Jews and other persecuted minorities. We will examine the use of civil remedies to deal with the massive financial wrongs stemming from the Holocaust, including the ongoing Holocaust restitution litigation in the United States to recover stolen wartime assets, looted art, pre-war bank accounts and insurance policies. The course will then turn to the use of criminal law under both the international legal system and domestic legal systems to deal with the horrors of the Holocaust. We will examine the prosecution sixty years ago of Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg and subsequent prosecutions under national legal systems, including the Eichmann trial in Israel and the work of the Office of Special Investigations in the U.S. Department of Justice in the United States. 

India (http://touro2000.tourolaw.edu/summerprograms/pages/programInfo.aspx?pid=5)

  • Civil Disobedience, Law and Lawyers, Professor Marjorie Silver. The homeland of Mahatma Gandhi is the perfect setting for studying the relationship among civil disobedience, law and lawyers. Readings will include Henry David Thoreau, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and others. The course will explore the relationship of civil disobedience to various historical and current movements, including the use of strategies of resistance in the United States during the American Civil Rights Movement, the American war in Vietnam, as well as more contemporary examples such as protests at abortion clinics and in opposition to the war in Iraq. The course will examine as well the role of nonviolent resistance in other countries and, in particular, in India and Tibet. Questions to be considered include how, if at all, civil disobedience can be reconciled with the Rule of Law and whether involvement in nonviolent protests is consistent with a lawyer’s professional obligations.
  • International Human Rights, Professor Douglas Colbert. Emphasis will be on the political, cultural and social rights enumerated by a variety of international documents including the U.N. Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Topics range from the use of armed force by the U.N. to accomplish humanitarian goals to the claim of many Asian countries to have a particular regional and cultural perspective on human rights. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues relating to human rights in Tibet.

 


 
 


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