(New to Fall 2024!) JST 358 A History of Jewish Immigration- 3.0 credits:  In this class, students will explore the idea of immigration as a Jewish narrative. Beginning with the more well-known instances of moving from one place to another - Abraham and Sarah’s journey and the Exodus from Egypt - students will explore what logistics, emotions, joys and struggles go into transitioning to a new place. Students will learn about the first Jewish communities in the US, explore immigration from Europe to the United States in the 1900s, the waves of Aliyah to Israel, emigration from Ethiopia, Russia and Iran and immigration to countries in Asia. In each instance, students will reflect back on what aspects are similar to the journeys that our biblical ancestors took, and which are related directly to the time and context in which they occurred.