RELI 4071H THE HOLOCAUST
Summer 2003
Instructor
Dr. David Williams
Departmental office: 206 Peabody Hall
Departmental phone: 542-5356
Instructor’s office: 213 Peabody Hall
Instructor's office phone (with voice mail): 542-1491
Instructor’s summer office hours: by appointment
Instructor’s e-mail: dwilliam@uga.edu
Course Description
The destruction of European Jewry from 1933 to 1945: (1) the historical context; (2) life and death in ghettos and camps; (3) the reactions of bystanders; (4) the role of survivors; and (5) religious issues raised by the Holocaust.
Required Texts
• Bauer, Y., A History of the Holocaust (second ed.)
• Wiesel, E., Night
• Wiesenthal, S., The Sunflower
• Lecture Outlines, Baxter Street Bookstore
Grading
Exams 90%
First Exam (45%): Tues., June 24
Second Exam (45%): Wed., July 2
Reaction Papers 10%
Due date/assignment: Fri., June 13/class expectations
Due date/assignment: Mon., June 16/The Sunflower, Book One (pp. 3-98)
Due date/assignment: Thurs., July 3/Night
Due date/assignment: Wed., July 9/The Sunflower, Book Two (pp. 99-274)
• Reaction papers should be 1-2 typed pages. Minus 3 points on course average for every paper not turned in on time (unless excused).
• Each exam will consist of multiple choice and short answer/essay questions. All exams will reflect both classroom and text presentations of material. All exams will be returned to the instructor.
• No make up exams except in the case of a documented emergency. If you need to miss an exam at the last moment, please e-mail or call the instructor at your earliest reasonable opportunity.
• Regular attendance is a must for a good grade (exam questions derive from every single class session) and is expected by the instructor.
• No class on July 4, Independence Day.
Special Notes
• Your instructor will be glad to assist in making special arrangements
for anyone with a documented learning disability.
• All students are expected to adhere to the university’s guidelines on academic honesty ("a culture of honesty")