Event Title
Views of Jews in 19th Century Denmark: From Pro-Semitic Hans Christian Andersen to Anti-Semitic Søren Kierkegaard
Start Date
6-2-2013 7:30 PM
Location
Mount Zion Temple
1300 Summit Ave.
St Paul, MN 55105
Admission
Free and open to the public
Description
Focusing on the well documented pro-Semitic views of Hans Christian Andersen and the anti-Semitic views of Søren Kierkegaard, Paul Houe, professor of Scandinavian languages and literature at the University of Minnesota, surveyed the landscape of pro- and anti-Semitic sentiments in Danish/Nordic 19th century culture and society.
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Jewish Studies in collaboration with the Jay Phillips Center, Mount Zion Temple, and others
Views of Jews in 19th Century Denmark: From Pro-Semitic Hans Christian Andersen to Anti-Semitic Søren Kierkegaard
Mount Zion Temple
1300 Summit Ave.
St Paul, MN 55105
Focusing on the well documented pro-Semitic views of Hans Christian Andersen and the anti-Semitic views of Søren Kierkegaard, Paul Houe, professor of Scandinavian languages and literature at the University of Minnesota, surveyed the landscape of pro- and anti-Semitic sentiments in Danish/Nordic 19th century culture and society.
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Jewish Studies in collaboration with the Jay Phillips Center, Mount Zion Temple, and others