1. The demography of
Jews Definitions of Jewishness. Folkloric, religious and cultural
characteristics of Jewishness. Demographic proportions of Jews in various countries. Great
Jewish cities. The Jewish social class and their economic situation in different
countries. Demographic tendencies in the most important countries (Hungary, U.S.A., South
America, Australia, Western Europe, the countries of the CIS, North Africa, Israel, South
Africa, etc.); population growth and factors of decline: aliyah, other migrations,
assimilation, etc.2. Jewish institutions
Local Jewish institutions. Systems of religious community in Hungary, Israel, America,
Europe. Other religious institutions. The most important Jewish religious trends and
organizations. International protection of interests, political, relief etc. institutions
(Jewish World Congress, Zionist World Organization, Jewish Agency, Joint, Anti-Defamation
League, womens organizations, Kerem Kayemeth leYisrael, etc.) Parties of Jews. The
Jewish press (the most important Jewish press organs, TV, Internet, etc.).
3. Equal rights in the Galut
The positions of Jews in various countries. Emancipatory rights and rights of
representation. Forms of anti-Semitism and its contemporary ideologies. Anti-Semitic
phenomena in different countries. Contemporary legal, cultural and political forms of the
struggle against anti-Semitism. Connections with various denominations and political
movements (Social Democracy, Conservative Internationale, etc.).
4.
Zionism, Israel Zionist ideologies, trends. The
territory of Israel, its population, economic, social and cultural characteristics. Form
of government, system of social, political institutions. System of religious institutions.
Political parties. The connection of Israel and Jews in the Galut. The agreements
regulating the relations of Israel and neighbouring countries. The development of the
aliyah. The perspectives of Zionism and Israel in view of forecasts.
5. Hungarian Jews
Development of religious trends among Hungarian Jews. Orthodoxy, neologism, status quo
ideology. Development of Jewish communities, systems of customs. Mazsihisz. BZSH, Zionist,
cultural, charity, pedagogical, medical institutions. Periodicals. The Jewish religion in
the media. |