Required Texts

Antisemitism Studies

ASM 501/701: The Organizational Landscape of Antisemitism 

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

ASM 605/805 - FA26A: Antisemitism and Literary Joy 

• Shakespeare, William. Mowat, Barbara and Paul Werstine, eds. The Merchant of Venice. Simon and Schuster, 2009. ISBN-10: 9780743477567. $9. 

ASM 605/805 - FA26B: Zionism and Its Critics  

• Texts to be determined 

ASM 605/805 - FA26B2: Navigating Nonprofits in Antisemitism  

• Texts to be determined 

ASM 721: Doctoral Scope and Methods 

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

ASM 722: Qualitative Approaches to Antisemitism 

•  Kackman, M. & Kearney, M.C. (Eds.). (2018). The Craft of Criticism: Critical Media Studies in Practice. Routledge, ISBN-13:978-1040402788 Hardcover $190 Paperback $49 

• Lindlof, T.R. & Taylor, B.C. Qualitative Communication Research Methods, ISBN-13:978-1452256825 $59 (selected chapters as assigned in the syllabus). 

 

Holocaust + Genocide Studies

HGS 510 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. $16. 

• Friedländer, Saul. Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945: The Years of Extermination. Harper Perennial, 2008. ISBN: 978-0060930486. $14. 

 HGS 511/711: History of Antisemitism 

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

HGS 522/742: Children of the Nazi Era 

• Dwork, Deborah Children with a Star: Jewish Youth in Nazi Europe, Yale University Press, ISBN 13:978-0300050547 $36  

• Heberer, Patricia Children during the Holocaust (Documenting Life and Destruction: Holocaust Sources in Context Book 2), AltaMira Press,  

• ISBN-13: 978-0759119864 $67 

HGS 524/744: Transcending Trauma: The Psychosocial Impact of the Holocaust 

• All required course materials available in Canvas   

HGS 529/729: Nazi Medicine and the Holocaust 

• Weindling, Paul (Editor), From Clinic to Concentration Camp: Reassessing Nazi Medical and Racial Research, 1933-1945, Routledge 2021, ISBN-13: 978-1032096933, ISBN-10: 1032096934, Hardcover, $135. Paperback $61 

HGS 538/738 Polish-Jewish Literature After the Holocaust 

• Tuszyńska, Agata. Family History of Fear: A Memoir. Anchor, 2016. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1101875872. $8.  

• Modan, Rutu. The Property. Drawn and Quarterly, 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1770461154. $24. 

HGS 554/754 The Warsaw Ghetto 

• Roskies, David, ed. Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto: Writing Our History. Yale University Press, 2019. ISBN-13: 3978-0300236729. $28.  

• Ben-Sasson Dreifuss, Havi. The People's Uprising and the Fall of the Warsaw Ghetto, April 1942 - June 1943.  Brandeis University Press, 2026. ISBN 13: 978-1684583140. $40. 

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. $32, new.  

• Lower, Wendy. Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine. University of North Carolina Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0807858639. $43, new.  

• Naimark, Norman. Fires of Hatred: Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth Century Europe. Harvard University Press, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0674009943. $34, new.  

• PDF provided in Canvas: Wichert, ten Have, et. al., eds. The Holocaust and Other Genocides: An Introduction. NIOD Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 2012. $42,new. 

HGS 700 Unveiling the Underpinnings of the Holocaust  

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

HGS 723 Genocide in the Modern World  

All required course materials available in Canvas   

Master of Education

EDU 505: Teaching Through Movement 

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

EDU 516: Principles of Instructional Design 

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

EDU 518: Legal and Ethical Issues in the 21st Century Classroom 

• Stefkovich, Jacqueline and William Frick. Best Interests of the Student: Applying Ethical Constructs to Legal Cases in Education. ISBN: 978-0367417451. $50. 

EDU 520: The Empowered Leaner 

• All required course materials available in Canvas    

EDU 527: Teaching the Whole Child Through Multiple Intelligences 

• Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, 3rd ed. Basic Books, 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0465024339. $19. 

EDU 528: Personality & Leadership Theory in the Classroom 

• All required course materials available in Canvas

EDU 537: Teaching Conflict Resolution 

• All required course materials available in Canvas    

EDU 542 Creative Pedagogy  

• All required course materials available in Canvas      

EDU 548: STEM Content & Practices 

• All required course materials available in Canvas    

EDU 549: Differentiation & Unit Design 

• Tomlinson, Carol Ann, & Jay McTighe. (2006). Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design. Pearson, 2019. ISBN: 978-0133388299. $27. 

• Wiggins, Grant & Jay McTighe. (2005). Understanding By Design, 2nd ed. ASCD, 2005. ISBN: 978-1416600350. $18. 

EDU 554: Issues in Contemporary Classroom Management     

• All required course materials available in Canvas    

EDU 563: Play as the Foundation for Learning  

•  All required course materials available in Canvas 

EDU 580: Current Issues in Secondary Education 

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

EDU 593: Knowledge of Instruction, Students, & Resources    

• Danielson, Charlotte, Jim Furman, & Lee Kappes. Enhancing Professional Practice: The Framework for Teaching, 3rd ed. ASCD, 2024. ISBN: 978-1416633426. $33. 

EDU 621W: Special Education Law 

• Johns, Beverly. Your Classroom Guide to Special Education Law. Brookes, 2016. ISBN 13: 978-1598579710. $33. 

EDU 622W: Professional Ethics in Special Education 

• All required course materials available in Canvas   

EDU 630: Special Education Student Teaching Practicum Course

• All required course materials available in Canvas
   

Doctorate in Education

EDD 705A & B: Methods of Inquiry: Dissertation Research 1 & 2  

Required: 

• Creswell, John & Timothy Guetterman. Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, 7th ed. Pearson, 2024. ISBN-13: 9780138161194. $115. 
• Galvan, Melisa & Jose Galvan. Writing Literature Reviews, 8th ed. Routledge, 2024. ISBN: 9781032328683. $53. 
• Lovitts, Barbara & Ellen Wert. Developing Quality Dissertations in the Social Sciences: A Graduate Student's Guide to Achieving Excellence. Routledge, 2023. ISBN: 978-1579222604. $17. 
• Osmond, Alex. Academic Writing and Grammar for Students, 3rd ed. SAGE, 2024. ISBN: 978-1529628227. $30. 
• EdD Students: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed. APA, 2019. ISBN: 978-1433832161. $25. 
• PhD Students: The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition. University of Chicago Press, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-0226287058. $52.  

Recommended but not required: 

• Bolker, Joan. Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis. Owl Books, 1998. $13. 
• Rudestam, Kjell Erik & Rae Newton. Surviving Your Dissertation, 4th ed. SAGE, 2014. $59. 

EDD 706: Leading an Educational Organization   

• Northouse, Peter G. Leadership: Theory & Practice, 9th ed. SAGE, 2021. ISBN: 9781544397566. $86. 

• Grenny, Joseph, et al. Crucial Conversations, 3rd ed. McGraw Hill, 2021. ISBN-13: 978-1260474213. $16. 

EDD 724: Planning, Budgeting and Finance     

• All required course materials available in Canvas      

EDD 740 School Boards and School District Governance 

• Balch, Bradley V. & Adamson, Michael T. (2018). Building Great School Board-  Superintendent Teams: A Systematic Approach to Balancing Roles and  Responsibilities, Solution Tree Press, ISBN13 978-1945349133 $29 

• Hess, F. M. (2013). Cage-Busting Leadership. Harvard Education Press. ISBN-13:978-1612505060 $7 

EDD 744 - Transforming Schools 

Required Texts: 

• Fullan, Michael. Leading in a Culture of Change, 2nd ed. Jossey-Bass, 2020. ISBN: 978-1119595847. $15. 
• Senge, Peter, et al. Schools that Learn. Crown Currency, 2012. ISBN: 978-0385518222. $40. 

Recommended Texts: 

• Supplemental resources, professional journals, Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education. 
• Professional and Academic Journals to Consult 
• Educational Administration Quarterly 
• Educational Leadership 
• Journal of Educational Change 
• Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership 
• Journal of School Leadership 
• National Forum of Educational Administration & Supervision Journal 

JST 503 Methods in Jewish Studies     

• All required course materials available in Canvas  

JST 504/754: The Jewish Family: Institution in Transition 

• All required course materials available in Canvas   

JST 513/713: Children of Abraham—Scriptural Interpretation in Judaism and Islam 

• All required course materials available in Canvas     

JST 538/738: The History of the Jews of Islam 

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

JST 551: Judaism’s Encounter with Modernity  

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

JST 578: Spiritual Care A: "A Part of and Apart From": Jewish Chaplaincy in a Multifaith and Interdisciplinary Context 

• Friedman, Dayle, ed. Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional & Contemporary Sources, 2nd ed., revised & expanded. Jewish Lights: 2010. ISBN:‎ 978-1580234276. $19. 

• Fitchett, George & Steve Nolan, eds. Spiritual Care in Practice: Case Studies in Healthcare Chaplaincy. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015. ISBN-13‏: ‎978-1849059763. $34.

• Roberts, Rabbi Stephen B. (Eds.), Professional Spiritual & Pastoral Care: A Practical Clergy and Chaplain’s Handbook. Skylight Paths Publishing. ISBN-10 ‏ :1683362446ISBN-13: 978-1683362449 $37 (Paperback) $40 (Hardcover)

  Required Supplemental Material/Information: All supplemental readings and videos will be available on Canvas.

JST 605/704 - FA26A: Colloquium A: Gender, Sexuality, and Judaism from Genesis to Judith 

• All required course materials available in Canvas  

Optional: 

• Gafney, Wilda. Womanist Midrash. Westminster John Knox Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-0664239039. $34. 

JST 605/704 – FA26B: Colloquium A: Jewish Art & Archaeology in the Ancient World 

• All required course materials available in Canvas    

JST 605/706 – FA26A: Colloquium C: The American Jewish Community and Its Non-Profit Sector: A Practicum 

• Check, Joseph and Russell Schutt. Research Methods in Education. SAGE, 2011. ISBN: 978-1412940092. $143. 

• Elazar, Daniel J. Community & Polity: The Organizational Dynamics of American Jewry, Revised and Updated ed. Jewish Publication Society, 1995. ISBN: 978-0827605657. $35. 

JST 605/706 – FA26B: Colloquium C: Modern Jewish Literature 

• Texts to be determined 

JST 605/706 - FA26B2: Colloquium C: History of Jewish Law in the United States  

• All required course materials available in Canvas 

JST 739: Men in Black, Women in Color II: Gender, Culture, and Society in Orthodox Jewish Life 

• All required course materials available in Canvas

Languages

HEB 201/501: Hebrew I: Beginners  

• Chayat, Shlomit, Sara Israeli, and Hilla Kobliner. Hebrew From Scratch Part 1 (Ivrit Min Ha'Hatchala), Hebrew Edition. ISBN: 978-9653501126. $85. 

HEB 203/503: Hebrew III: Intermediate 

• Chayat, Shlomit, Sara Israeli, and Hilla Kobliner. Hebrew From Scratch Part 1 (Ivrit Min Ha'Hatchala), Hebrew Edition. ISBN: 978-9653501126. $85. 

HEB 205/505: Hebrew V: Advanced II 

• Chayat, Shlomit, Sara Israeli, Hilla Kobliner. Hebrew From Scratch Part 2 (Ivrit Min Ha'Hatchala), Hebrew Edition. ISBN: 978-0840008497. $83. 

MGT 510: Fundamentals of Human Resources Management 

• Noe, Raymond Andrew, et.al. Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage. McGraw Hill, 2022. ISBN: 978-1265064013. $69. 

MGT 544: Fundraising 

• Shaker, Genevieve G., et.al., eds. Achieving Excellence in Fundraising, 5th Edition. Wiley, 2022. ISBN: 978-1119763758. $58. 

 MGT 578: Nonprofit Law 

• Hopkins, Bruce R. Nonprofit Law Made Easy, 1st ed. Wiley, 2022. ISBN: 978-0471709732. $39.