Judaic Studies 373 - Jewish Travelrs & Travel Liars
Fall
2026
01
4.00
Aviva Ben-Ur
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
20752
Herter Hall room 207
aben-ur@judnea.umass.edu
This course explores travel from antiquity to modernity, within the contexts of Jewish history and Sustainability. Themes include nomadism, the "Wandering Jew," the "Lost Ten Tribes," pilgrimage, forced and voluntary migration, ethnography, and tourism. (Gen. Ed. HS, DG)