Holy City
A Boston University
College of Arts and Sciences course on
Jerusalem in Time, Space, and the Imagination
Course-related resources
CASRN220 Holy City: J'lem in Time, Space, and the Imagination (Syllabus)
Current syllabus for fall term 2009. (Updated version on blackboard.bu.edu [login required])
Other resources
An interactive timeline, data base, and study guide (in perpetual progress). Information architecture and design: Michael Zank, based on an idea by Eike Wintzer, developed in cooperation with the Geddes Language Center and supported by a grant from The Humanities Foundation at Boston University.
An interactive map of the Old City collaboratively designed by the students of CASRN220, Fall 2000, and last updated June 2007.
Brief History of Jerusalem and Some Demographic Facts
A powerpoint presentation, summarizing the history and recent demographic development of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem. The Municipality in Detail
Based on information found on the website maintained by the Jerusalem Municipality, as well as in Bernard Wasserstein, Divided Jerusalem. The Struggle for the Holy City (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2001).
Democraphic Trends and Projections
A new powerpoint presentation, based on Dellapergola 2001, Benvenisti 1996, and Amirav 2007.
Annotated links to information on Jerusalem on the web. Established with the help of Sarah Schlesinger (Smith College). Updated June 2007.