Lesson 1: Polish Partition and the Birth of Galicia

The University of Haifa, The Research Project on the Galician and Bukovinian Jewry Is proud to present an online course, open to the public: The Jews of Galicia – a History, Given by Prof. Joshua Shanes This course surveys the establishment, flourishing and destruction of the once vital Jewish community in Galicia from the 18th century to the Holocaust and its aftermath. It is given for credits to students of the University of Haifa. Here it is open to the general public and to those who are interested to know more of this most important and influential Jewish community, without getting grades or credits. The course consists of 10 lessons starting with the birth of Galicia in the 18th century and ending with the destruction of the community during the Holocaust. To learn more about the Research Project on the Galician and Bukovinian Jewry, please visit our website: http://galiciabukovinaproject.com/