Schedule of Classes — Undergraduate / Fall 2023 / Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
(1-99) Primarily for Undergraduate Students |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
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NEJS 5A 1 |
How Did Biblical Judaism Evolve into Modern Judaism?
[ hum ] |
T,Th
7:05 PM–8:25 PM
Shiffman: 201 |
Open
6 / 25 / 0 |
Reuven Kimelman | ||||
NEJS
6A
1
Syllabus |
Jewish History: From Ancient to Modern Worlds
[ hum nw ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Shiffman: 201 |
Open
6 / 25 / 0 |
Eugene Sheppard | ||||
NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ dl fl hum ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Pearlman: 202 |
Open
3 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 104B 1 |
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ] |
M,W
8:30 AM–9:50 AM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
8 / 25 / 0 |
Carl El-Tobgui | ||||
NEJS 107A 1 |
Biblical Prophecy
[ hum ] |
T,F
9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Brown: 115 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS 122A 1 |
Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient Near East
[ hum nw ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Brown: 115 |
Open
15 / 25 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS 125B 1 |
Midrashic Literature: Sifre Deuteronomy
[ hum ] |
T,Th
2:20 PM–3:40 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
4 / 25 / 0 |
Reuven Kimelman | ||||
NEJS 128B 1 |
Gender, Multiculturalism, and the Law
[ hum wi ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Rabb Center: 236 |
Open
6 / 25 / 0 |
Lisa Joffe | ||||
NEJS
136A
1
Syllabus |
Israeli Popular Culture: Language, Gender, and Politics
[ hum ] |
M,W
2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Brown: 224 |
Open
13 / 25 / 0 |
Shayna Weiss | ||||
NEJS 136B 1 |
Revenge, Justice, and Reconciliation: Mass Atrocity Trials in the Long Shadow of Nazi Crimes
[ djw hum ] |
T,F
9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Brown: 224 |
Open
17 / 25 / 0 |
Laura Jockusch | ||||
NEJS 137B 1 |
Dreams and Dream Interpretation in Jewish Thought
[ dl hum ] |
M,W
2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Shiffman: 120 |
Open
16 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 157B 1 |
Arab-Jewish Modern Thought and Culture
[ djw hum ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Schwartz: 110 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Yuval Evri | ||||
NEJS 160B 1 |
Legal Controversies in Israeli History
[ djw hum nw ] |
T,Th
2:20 PM–3:40 PM
Shiffman: 219 |
Open
30 / 50 / 0 |
Alexander Kaye | ||||
NEJS
171A
1
Syllabus |
Teaching and Learning Modern Jewish History, the Holocaust, and Israel
[ hum ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 204 |
Open
7 / 25 / 0 |
Jonathan Krasner | ||||
NEJS 171B 1 |
Tikkun Olam/Repairing the World: Service and Social Justice in Theory and Practice
[ hum ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 204 |
Open
8 / 25 / 0 |
Jon Levisohn | ||||
NEJS 172A 1 |
Accelerated Talmud
[ hum ] |
M,W
7:15 PM–8:35 PM
Lown: 201 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 194B 1 |
Sufism: Mystical Traditions in Classical and Modern Islam
[ hum nw ] |
T
2:20 PM–5:10 PM
Rabb Center: 333 |
Open
0 / 25 / 0 |
Mariam Sheibani | ||||
NEJS 195B 1 |
Early Islamic History from Muhammad to the Mongols
[ hum nw ] |
W
2:30 PM–5:20 PM
Shiffman: 201 |
Open
10 / 25 / 0 |
Mariam Sheibani | ||||
NEJS 196A 1 |
Cultural Contact Zones in Israel-Palestine
[ djw hum ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Schwartz: 110 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Yuval Evri | ||||
NEJS Arabic, Hebrew and Yiddish Courses |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
ARBC 10A 1 |
Beginning Arabic I
|
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Schwartz: 103 T,F 9:35 AM–10:55 AM Schwartz: 103 |
Open
9 / 15 / 0 |
Hanan Khashaba | ||||
ARBC 30A 1 |
Intermediate Arabic I
[ fl ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Schwartz: 103 T,F 11:10 AM–12:30 PM Schwartz: 103 |
Open
5 / 15 / 0 |
Hanan Khashaba | ||||
ARBC 103A 1 |
Lower Advanced Arabic
[ fl hum ] |
M,W,Th
1:20 PM–2:10 PM
Schwartz: 110 |
Open
4 / 15 / 0 |
Carl El-Tobgui | ||||
HBRW 10A 1 |
Beginning Hebrew
Class taught remotely on Mondays. |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Lown: 302 T 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Lown: 302 |
Open
11 / 15 / 0 |
Esther Shorr | ||||
HBRW 19A 1 |
Beginning Hebrew: Honors
Class taught remotely on Mondays. |
M,T,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Lown: 302 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Esther Shorr | ||||
HBRW 20B 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew
Class taught remotely on Mondays. |
M,W,Th
1:20 PM–2:10 PM
Lown: 302 T 12:45 PM–1:35 PM Lown: 302 |
Open
10 / 15 / 0 |
Esther Shorr | ||||
HBRW 34A 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] Class taught remotely on Tuesdays. |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 T 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
12 / 15 / 0 |
Guy Antebi | ||||
HBRW 34A 2 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] Class taught remotely on Tuesdays. |
M,T,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
11 / 15 / 0 |
Guy Antebi | ||||
HBRW 41A 1 |
Intensive Conversations about Israeli Culture
[ fl hum ] Class taught remotely on Tuesdays. |
M,W,Th
1:20 PM–2:10 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 T 12:45 PM–1:35 PM Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
13 / 15 / 0 |
Guy Antebi | ||||
HBRW 144A 1 |
Plays and Drama in Israeli Society
[ ca djw fl hum oc wi ] |
M,W
4:05 PM–5:25 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
11 / 15 / 0 |
Sara Hascal | ||||
HBRW 161B 1 |
What’s up in Israel Today?: Diverse Perspectives in Film and Media
[ fl hum wi ] |
M,W
2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
10 / 15 / 0 |
Sara Hascal | ||||
YDSH
10A
1
Syllabus |
Beginning Yiddish
|
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Olin-Sang: 201 T 11:10 AM–12:00 PM Olin-Sang: 201 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Ellen Kellman | ||||
YDSH
30A
1
Syllabus |
Intermediate Yiddish
[ fl wi ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Rabb Center: 345 T 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Rabb Center: 345 |
Open
4 / 15 / 0 |
Ellen Kellman | ||||
NEJS Digital Literacy |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ dl fl hum ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Pearlman: 202 |
Open
3 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 137B 1 |
Dreams and Dream Interpretation in Jewish Thought
[ dl hum ] |
M,W
2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Shiffman: 120 |
Open
16 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS Writing Intensive |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
HBRW 144A 1 |
Plays and Drama in Israeli Society
[ ca djw fl hum oc wi ] |
M,W
4:05 PM–5:25 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
11 / 15 / 0 |
Sara Hascal | ||||
HBRW 161B 1 |
What’s up in Israel Today?: Diverse Perspectives in Film and Media
[ fl hum wi ] |
M,W
2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
10 / 15 / 0 |
Sara Hascal | ||||
NEJS 128B 1 |
Gender, Multiculturalism, and the Law
[ hum wi ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Rabb Center: 236 |
Open
6 / 25 / 0 |
Lisa Joffe | ||||
YDSH
30A
1
Syllabus |
Intermediate Yiddish
[ fl wi ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Rabb Center: 345 T 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Rabb Center: 345 |
Open
4 / 15 / 0 |
Ellen Kellman | ||||
NEJS BANE Hebrew Bible Ancient Israel |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ dl fl hum ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Pearlman: 202 |
Open
3 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 107A 1 |
Biblical Prophecy
[ hum ] |
T,F
9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Brown: 115 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS 122A 1 |
Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient Near East
[ hum nw ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Brown: 115 |
Open
15 / 25 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS BANE Ancient Near East |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 122A 1 |
Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient Near East
[ hum nw ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Brown: 115 |
Open
15 / 25 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS BANE Early Post-Biblical Rabbinic Judaism Early Christianity Medieval |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 125B 1 |
Midrashic Literature: Sifre Deuteronomy
[ hum ] |
T,Th
2:20 PM–3:40 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
4 / 25 / 0 |
Reuven Kimelman | ||||
NEJS BANE Comparative |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
CLAS 100A 1 |
Survey of Greek History: Bronze Age to 323 BCE
[ hum ] |
T,Th
3:55 PM–5:15 PM
Shiffman: 202 |
Open
10 / 50 / 0 |
Rebecca Sausville | ||||
LING
100A
1
Syllabus |
Introduction to Linguistics
[ ss ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Gerstenzang: 121 |
Open
63 / 75 / 0 |
Keith Plaster | ||||
LING
120B
1
Syllabus |
Syntax I
[ ss wi ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Rosenstiel: 118 F 2:20 PM–3:40 PM Rosenstiel: 118 |
Waitlist
42 / 40 / 0 |
Lotus Goldberg | ||||
NEJS 122A 1 |
Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient Near East
[ hum nw ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Brown: 115 |
Open
15 / 25 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS BANE Cross-Listed |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
ANTH 105A 1 |
Myth and Ritual
[ nw ss ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Gerstenzang: 121 |
Open
27 / 35 / 0 |
Ellen Schattschneider | ||||
CLAS 100A 1 |
Survey of Greek History: Bronze Age to 323 BCE
[ hum ] |
T,Th
3:55 PM–5:15 PM
Shiffman: 202 |
Open
10 / 50 / 0 |
Rebecca Sausville | ||||
LING
100A
1
Syllabus |
Introduction to Linguistics
[ ss ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Gerstenzang: 121 |
Open
63 / 75 / 0 |
Keith Plaster | ||||
LING
120B
1
Syllabus |
Syntax I
[ ss wi ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Rosenstiel: 118 F 2:20 PM–3:40 PM Rosenstiel: 118 |
Waitlist
42 / 40 / 0 |
Lotus Goldberg | ||||
NEJS HL Israel Studies |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 196A 1 |
Cultural Contact Zones in Israel-Palestine
[ djw hum ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Schwartz: 110 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Yuval Evri | ||||
NEJS BANE Secondary Language |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
HBRW 20B 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew
Class taught remotely on Mondays. |
M,W,Th
1:20 PM–2:10 PM
Lown: 302 T 12:45 PM–1:35 PM Lown: 302 |
Open
10 / 15 / 0 |
Esther Shorr | ||||
NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ dl fl hum ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Pearlman: 202 |
Open
3 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS HL Jewish Studies |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 5A 1 |
How Did Biblical Judaism Evolve into Modern Judaism?
[ hum ] |
T,Th
7:05 PM–8:25 PM
Shiffman: 201 |
Open
6 / 25 / 0 |
Reuven Kimelman | ||||
NEJS
6A
1
Syllabus |
Jewish History: From Ancient to Modern Worlds
[ hum nw ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Shiffman: 201 |
Open
6 / 25 / 0 |
Eugene Sheppard | ||||
NEJS HL Text-Intensive |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ dl fl hum ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Pearlman: 202 |
Open
3 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 107A 1 |
Biblical Prophecy
[ hum ] |
T,F
9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Brown: 115 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS JS Comparative |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 122A 1 |
Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient Near East
[ hum nw ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Brown: 115 |
Open
15 / 25 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS 194B 1 |
Sufism: Mystical Traditions in Classical and Modern Islam
[ hum nw ] |
T
2:20 PM–5:10 PM
Rabb Center: 333 |
Open
0 / 25 / 0 |
Mariam Sheibani | ||||
NEJS 195B 1 |
Early Islamic History from Muhammad to the Mongols
[ hum nw ] |
W
2:30 PM–5:20 PM
Shiffman: 201 |
Open
10 / 25 / 0 |
Mariam Sheibani | ||||
NEJS JS Text-Intensive |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 125B 1 |
Midrashic Literature: Sifre Deuteronomy
[ hum ] |
T,Th
2:20 PM–3:40 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
4 / 25 / 0 |
Reuven Kimelman | ||||
NEJS 172A 1 |
Accelerated Talmud
[ hum ] |
M,W
7:15 PM–8:35 PM
Lown: 201 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS JS Cross-Listed |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 104B 1 |
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ] |
M,W
8:30 AM–9:50 AM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
8 / 25 / 0 |
Carl El-Tobgui | ||||
NEJS JS Biblical |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ dl fl hum ] |
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Pearlman: 202 |
Open
3 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 107A 1 |
Biblical Prophecy
[ hum ] |
T,F
9:35 AM–10:55 AM
Brown: 115 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS 122A 1 |
Magic and Witchcraft in the Ancient Near East
[ hum nw ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Brown: 115 |
Open
15 / 25 / 0 |
Madadh Richey | ||||
NEJS JS Early Post-Biblical Rabbinic Medieval Judaism |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
NEJS
6A
1
Syllabus |
Jewish History: From Ancient to Modern Worlds
[ hum nw ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Shiffman: 201 |
Open
6 / 25 / 0 |
Eugene Sheppard | ||||
NEJS 104B 1 |
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ] |
M,W
8:30 AM–9:50 AM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 209 |
Open
8 / 25 / 0 |
Carl El-Tobgui | ||||
NEJS 137B 1 |
Dreams and Dream Interpretation in Jewish Thought
[ dl hum ] |
M,W
2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Shiffman: 120 |
Open
16 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 172A 1 |
Accelerated Talmud
[ hum ] |
M,W
7:15 PM–8:35 PM
Lown: 201 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Lynn Kaye | ||||
NEJS 194B 1 |
Sufism: Mystical Traditions in Classical and Modern Islam
[ hum nw ] |
T
2:20 PM–5:10 PM
Rabb Center: 333 |
Open
0 / 25 / 0 |
Mariam Sheibani | ||||
NEJS JS Modern and Contemporary Jewish Studies |
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Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | ||||
HIST
188B
1
Syllabus |
The Varieties of Religious Experience, 1350-1900
[ ss ] |
T,Th
2:20 PM–3:40 PM
Mandel Humanities: G12 |
Open
20 / 35 / 0 |
David Katz | ||||
NEJS
171A
1
Syllabus |
Teaching and Learning Modern Jewish History, the Holocaust, and Israel
[ hum ] |
T,F
12:45 PM–2:05 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 204 |
Open
7 / 25 / 0 |
Jonathan Krasner | ||||
NEJS 171B 1 |
Tikkun Olam/Repairing the World: Service and Social Justice in Theory and Practice
[ hum ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Abraham Shapiro Academic: 204 |
Open
8 / 25 / 0 |
Jon Levisohn | ||||
NEJS 196A 1 |
Cultural Contact Zones in Israel-Palestine
[ djw hum ] |
T,F
11:10 AM–12:30 PM
Schwartz: 110 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Yuval Evri | ||||
YDSH
10A
1
Syllabus |
Beginning Yiddish
|
M,W,Th
11:15 AM–12:05 PM
Olin-Sang: 201 T 11:10 AM–12:00 PM Olin-Sang: 201 |
Open
8 / 15 / 0 |
Ellen Kellman | ||||
YDSH
30A
1
Syllabus |
Intermediate Yiddish
[ fl wi ] |
M,W,Th
10:10 AM–11:00 AM
Rabb Center: 345 T 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Rabb Center: 345 |
Open
4 / 15 / 0 |
Ellen Kellman | ||||