In the course of 2008 and 2009 the Institute’s Teaching Committee elaborated detailed
“Academic Guidelines” with a view to producing a conceptual framework for BA and
MA courses in Jewish Genealogy and, within that, in order to offer informed recommendations
regarding the syllabus and its components.
The Guidelines are now attached in all their parts, for use in various teaching
formats:
- Teaching Notes for a 2-semester (1-year) BA Course
- Synoptic Outline for a 2-semester (1 year) course
- Guidelines for 1st Semester
- Guidelines for 2nd Semester
- Preliminary Notes for a 1-Semester BA Course
- Guidelines for 1-Semester BA Course
- Synoptic Outline for a 2- year MA course
- Complete Guidelines for MA Course
- Suggested Bibliography
The Institute hopes that the publication of these Guidelines will inspire the launching
of academic courses in Jewish Genealogy at the university level and that institutions
with an interest in teaching Jewish Genealogy to students of all ages will derive
benefit from them as well.
It should be noted that the Academic Guidelines make no claim to be more that what
they are – namely, guidelines pure and simple. Behind them is the assumption that
the instructor will use them selectively as a basis to build a course, appropriate
to the framework in which it is being taught and in accordance with the students’
needs and abilities.
IIJG would only request that whenever and wherever the Guidelines are used, appropriate
academic attribution and credits are given. It should be noted that since the Guidelines
remain under the Institute’s copyright, they cannot be reproduced in full without
written permission in advance.
IIJG would also be grateful to receive an intimation of when and where the Guidelines
are being used and also “feedback” on their reception, both by instructors and students.
The Institute would like to express its deep appreciation to Prof. (emeritus) Aaron
Demsky of Bar Ilan University for his leadership of the Teaching Committee and for
the efforts of both the members of the Committee and the expert consultants, who
all contributed significantly to the preparation of the Guidelines.
Click here
for a full list of the members of the Academic Committee and of the expert consultants
Click here
for a background paper on this subject
Click here
for the Teaching Notes for a 2-semester (1-year) BA and MA Course
Click here
for the Synoptic Outline for a 2-semester (1 year) course
Click here
for the Guidelines for 1st Semester
Click here
for the Guidelines for 2nd Semester
Click here
for Preliminary Notes for a 1-Semester BA Course
Click here
for the Guidelines for 1-Semester BA Course
Click here
for Synoptic Outline for a 1- or 2- year MA course
Click here
for the Complete Guidelines for MA Course
Click here
for a suggested Bibliography