The catastrophe and devastation of the Holocaust and the radical nature of its evil demanded responses within contemporary Jewish thought, identity, and experience. This course will explore philosophical, theological (Jewish law, rabbinic), literary (novels, poetry, memoirs, plays), and artistic (museums, memorials) attempts to deal with the issues the Holocaust raises. [Note: This course fulfills an Area 1B requirement for Religious Studies majors.] Antireq: RS 203 taken prior to Fall 2008(Cross-listed with JS 203)
