Section I (32%)

Explain the importance of any eight of the following in the context of Jewish urban history.

Mea Shearim
Zion
Herem Ha-Yisshub
Ghetto Vecchio
Lower East Side
Praga
Benjamin of Tudela
Kiryas Joel
Triangle Shirt-Waist Factory
Kosher Meat Strike
Jacob Schiff
Jaffa

Section II (68%)

Answer any two of the following in essay form.

1. The modern Jewish experience has been intimately connected with the process of urbanization. Discuss the reasons for this connection and outline how urbanization has shaped the particular path that Jews have taken to becoming modern.

2. The role of women in Jewish society was radically changed by urbanization. Discuss.

3. Modern Jewish fiction's portrayal of the city has less to do with reality than with the social and cultural goals of the authors. Discuss and illustrate with as many specific example as possible.

4. Israeli urban policy is very much a continuation of traditional Jewish values. Discuss.

5. Jews change neighborhoods as quickly as they do because of underlying social assumptions about the nature of community and of Jewish life. Discuss.