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

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Feb 6th, 7:30 PM

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