Ketubah (marriage contract) 1889
"The field of historical study embraces all recorded expressions of human activity. History incldes the record of the political experience of a people in its internal and external phases, and it also surveys the social and economic aspects of life, forms of artistic expression, intellectual achievements, scientific progress, and religious beliefs. Because of its broad scope, history provides an excellent approach to all studies that empasize human activities." Faculty members represent a broad range of specialties and encourage students to make new connections among fields including varied aspects of Jewish history in the ancient, medieval and modern eras.