Required Texts
Fall 2023
- The Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights
- Education
- Jewish Education
- Jewish Studies
- Languages
- Nonprofit Management
The Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights
Holocaust + Genocide Studies
HGS 510/710: The Holocaust and European Mass Murder
- Friedländer, Saul. Nazi Germany and the Jews: Volume 1: The Years of Persecution, 1933-1939. Harper Perennial, 1998. ISBN: 978-0060928780. $23, new.
- Friedländer, Saul. Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945: The Years of Extermination. Harper Perennial, 2008. ISBN: 978-0060930486. $24, new.
HGS 522/742: Children of the Nazi Era
- Dwork, Deborah. Children with a Star: Jewish Youth in Nazi Europe, revised edition. Yale University Press, September 10, 1993. ISBN-10: 0300054475, ISBN-13: 978-0300054477. $18, new.
- Heberer, Patricia. Children During the Holocaust: Documenting Life and Destruction, Holocaust Sources in Context, reprint edition. AltaMira Press, September 24, 2015. ISBN-10: 0759119856, ISBN-13: 978-0759119857. $39, new.
HGS 524/744: Transcending Trauma: The Psychosocial Impact of the Holocaust
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
HGS 525/727: Post-Holocaust Theologies
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
HGS 527/747: Native American Genocides
- Oslter, Jeffrey. Surviving Genocide: Native Nations and the United States from the American Revolution to Bleeding Kansas. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-0300255362. $20, new.
- Saunt, Claudio. Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory. New York: W.W. Norton, 2020. ISBN: 978-0393541564. $10, new.
- Woolford, Andrew. This Benevolent Experiment: Indigenous Boarding Schools, Genocide, and Redress in Canada and the United States. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-1496203861. $35, new.
HGS 557: Comparative Genocide
- Gellately, Robert and Ben Kiernan, eds. The Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective. Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0521527507. $33.99, Amazon.
- Lower, Wendy. Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine. University of North Carolina Press, 2005. ISBN 978-0807858639. Kindle $16.19, Hardcover $20.
- Naimark, Norman. Fires of Hatred: Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe. Harvard University press, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0674009943. Paperback $33.00, Kindle $31.49.
- Boender, Barbara and Wichert ten Have, eds. The Holocaust and Other Genocides: An Introduction. NIOD Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2012. PDF provided in Canvas or student can purchase hard copy ($34.99, Amazon).
HGS 559/759: The Holodomor: Ukrainian Famine/Genocide of 1932-33
- Applebaum, Anne. Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine. Doubleday, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-0385538855. $13, new.
- Conquest, Robert. The Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet Collectivization and the Terror-Famine, Reprint edition. Oxford University Press, 1987. ISBN-13: 978-0195051803. $20, new.
HGS 564/764: The Holocaust and Transitional Justice
- Olsen, Tricia, Leigh Payne, and Andrew Reiter. Transitional Justice in Balance: Comparing Processes, Weighing Efficacy U.S. Institute of Peace Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-1601270535. $14, new.
- Sikkink, Kathryn. The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions are Changing World Politics. WW Norton & Company, 2011. ISBN: 978-0393079937. $30, new.
- Murphy, Colleen. The Conceptual Foundations of Transitional Justice. Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1107449688. $35, new.
HGS 625/725: A Geographical Approach to the Study of the Holocaust
- Bergen, Doris. War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust, 3rd edition. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; March 10 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1442242289. $41, new.
HGS 700: Unveiling the Underpinnings of Genocide
- Bloxham, Donald, and A. Dirk Moses, eds. Genocide: Key Themes. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. ISBN-10: 0192865269. $20, new.
Human Rights
HRI 537/737: Human Rights & Genocide: U.S. Foreign Policy during the Cold War
- Weiss-Wendt, Anton. The Soviet Union and the Gutting of the UN Genocide Convention. Critical Human Rights. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 2017. $75, new.
- Rabe, Stephen G. Kissinger and Latin America: Intervention, Human Rights, and Diplomacy. Cornell University Press, 2020. $42, new.
- Muravchik, Joshua. The Uncertain Crusade: Jimmy Carter and the Dilemmas of Human Rights Policy. Edited by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick. Hamilton Press, 1986. $19.
- Adamishin, Anatoly and Richard Schifter. Human Rights, Perestroika, and the End of the Cold War. United States Institute of Peace Press; 2009. $25, new.
Education
Master of Education
EDU 505: Teaching Through Movement
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 506: Wellness and the Educator
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 516: Principles of Instructional Design
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 518: Legal and Ethical Issues in the 21st Century
- Hillman, Susan J. & David Trevaskis. School law: Legal framework, guiding principles, and litigated areas. Swedesboro, NJ: The American Institute for History Education, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-4675-9426. The text is $50 from the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies. Please follow this link: https://pcssonline.org/registration/pcss-items/school-law/.
EDU 527: Teaching the Whole Child through Multiple Intelligences
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Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, 3rd ed. Basic Books, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0465024339. $20, new.
EDU 542: Creative Pedagogy
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 554: Issues in Contemporary Classroom Management
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 556: Inclusive Practices in the Diverse Classroom
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 563: Play as the Foundation of Learning
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 571: Educational Inquiry
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 574: Social & Emotional Learning in the Classroom
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 597: Poverty and Education in American Schools
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 599: Capstone
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
EDU 605 – Fa23B: Special Topics: School & Film
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
Doctorate in Education
EDD 705A: Methods of Inquiry: Dissertation Research 1
- Creswell, John W. and Timothy C. Guetterman. Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research plus MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText—Access Card Package, 6th Edition. Pearson, 2019. ISBN-10: 0134458966; ISBN-13: 978-0134458960. $199, used.
- Galvan, Jose L. & Melissa C. Galvan. Writing Literature Reviews, 7th ed. Routledge, 2017. ISBN: 978-0415315746. $37, new.
- Rudestam, Kjell Eric & Rae R. Newton. Surviving Your Dissertation (4th ed.) Sage Publications, 2015. $63, new.
- EdD Students: American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2019. ISBN: 978-1433832178. $28, new.
- PhD Students: The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition. University of Chicago Press, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-0226287058; ISBN-10: 9780226287058. $55, new.
EDD 705B: Methods of Inquiry: Dissertation Research 2
- Creswell, John W. and Timothy C. Guetterman. Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research plus MyLab Education with Enhanced Pearson eText—Access Card Package, 6th Edition. Pearson, 2019. ISBN-10: 0134458966; ISBN-13: 978-0134458960. $199, used.
- Galvan, Jose L. & Melissa C. Galvan. Writing Literature Reviews, 7th ed. Routledge, 2017. ISBN: 978-0415315746. $37, new.
- Bolker, Joan. Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis. New York: H. Holt, 1998. ISBN: 978-0805048919. $21, new.
- Lovitts, Barbara E. and Ellen L. Wert. Developing Quality Dissertations in the Social Sciences: A graduate student's guide to achieving excellence. Sterling, VA.: Stylus, 2009. $59, new.
- Rudestam, Kjell Eric & Rae R. Newton. Surviving Your Dissertation (4th ed.) Sage Publications, 2015. $63, new.
- American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2019. ISBN: 978-1433832178. $28, new.
EDD 721: Marketing and Enrollment in Higher Education
- Rettig, P. R. Enrollment management: Successful approaches with dwindling numbers. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. ISBN: 978-1475860573.
EDD 723: Student Affairs in Higher Education
- Schuh, John H., Susan R. Jones, and Vasti Torres. Student Services, A Handbook for the Profession, 6th ed. Jossey Bass, 2017. ISBN: 978-1119049593, eText ISBN: 978-1119051343. $71, new.
EDD 740: School Boards and School District Governance
- Balch, Bradley V. & Adamson, Michael T. Building Great School Board-Superintendent Teams: A Systematic Approach to Balancing Roles and Responsibilities. Solution Tree Press, 2018. ISBN-13: 978-1945349133. $32, new.
- Hess, Frederick M. Cage-busting leadership. Harvard Education Press, 2013. ISBN-978-1612505060. $29, new.
EDD 745: Program Development, Curriculum, and Assessment
- Bradley, Leo, et al. Curriculum Leadership: Beyond Boilerplate Standards, 2nd ed. Rowman & Little, 2017. ISBN-10: 147584008X, ISBN-13: 978-1475840087. $38, new.
- Stiggins, Rick. The Perfect Assessment System. ASCD, 2017. ISBN-10: 1416623817, ISBN-13: 978-1416623816. $20, new.
Jewish Education
JED 625: Special Needs in Jewish Education
- Prizant, Barry. Uniquely Human, Reprint edition. Simon and Schuster, 2016. ISBN-10: 1476776245, ISBN-13: 978-1476776248. $13, new.
- Mooney, Jonathan. The Short Bus, Reprint edition. Holt Paperbacks, 2008. ISBN-10: 0805088040, ISBN-13: 978-0805088045. $18, new.
Jewish Studies
JST 507: Introduction to Classical Judaism
- Holtz, Barry W., ed. Back to the Sources. Simon & Schuster, 1986. ISBN: 0-671-60596-8 (pbk.). $13, new.
- Brenner, Michael. A Short History of the Jews. Princeton University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-069-1154-978. $18, new.
- Recommended: Available free on-line, but you might also want to own paper copies, The Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) in any readable English translation. You are welcome to use a Christian Bible which includes the Hebrew Bible (“Old Testament”) as well as the New Testament. Many Gratz students like the Jewish Study Bible, which consists of a readable English translation plus a very useful commentary by academic experts, ISBN 978-0199-97-846-5, $30 used at bookfinder.com.
JST 524: Jewish Folklore
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
JST 548: Pirkei Avot: Ethics and Theology
- All required course materials will be available in Canvas.
Languages
EDU 282/582: Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition
- Ellis, Rod and Natsuko Shintani. Exploring Language Pedagogy through Second Language Acquisition Research, First Edition. Routledge, 2013. ISBN: 978-0415519731. $69, new.
HEB 000/206/501: Hebrew I: Beginners
- Ringvald, Vardit et al. Brandeis Modern Hebrew. Brandeis University Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-1611689181. Amazon: $79, new.
HEB 208/503: Hebrew III: Intermediate
- Ringvald, Vardit et al. Brandeis Modern Hebrew. Brandeis University Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-1611689181. Amazon: $79, new.
Nonprofit Management
MGT 510: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
- Noe, Raymond, John Hollenbeck, Barry Gerhart, and Patrick Wright. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 9th Edition. 2002. ISBN10: 1264131143, ISBN13: 9781264131143. $54, eBook rental; $69, new.
- Required Course-pack: The required course-pack can be accessed on the Harvard Business Review website. Participants must register for the Harvard Business Review and use this link to access readings https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/1072423. Participants must purchase the course pack through the Harvard Business Review website. Note: The Harvard Business Review allows students to view up to eight articles and case studies for free on a one-time basis. You may take advantage of this opportunity but remember that you cannot refer back to these free articles or print them out (you would also need to purchase the additional four readings if you opt to view the free versions).
MGT 543: Marketing the Nonprofit Organization
- Miller, Kivi Leroux. Content Marketing for Nonprofits, First Edition. Jossey-Bass, September 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1118444023; ISBN-10: 1118444027. Thriftbooks $24.29, used; Blackwells $34.12, new.
- Miller, Kivi Leroux. The Nonprofit Marketing Guide, Second Edition. Wiley, March 2021 ISBN-13: 978-1119771036; ISBN-10: 111977103X. Amazon $19.99, used; $23.80, new.
- Brinkerhoff, Peter C. Mission-Based Marketing, Third Edition. Wiley, October 2010. ISBN-13: 978-0471237181; ISBN-10: 0471237183. Thriftbooks: $5.99, used; Amazon: $33, new.