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Late Antique Roots of Anti-Semitism in Europe

Late Antique Roots of Anti-Semitism in Europe

History Tuesday, November 14, 2017 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Susquehanna Hall, 1117


The hatred of Jews has increased in Europe and the Americas over the last decades. Armin Lange argues that contemporary Jew hatred draws on ancient traditions. To effectively fight anti-Semitism, a cultural forgetting of anti-Semitic prejudices and stereotypes needs to be achieved, i.e. the cultural and religious memories of Western and Islamic worlds need to be changed.

Add to Calendar 11/14/17 4:00 PM 11/14/17 6:00 PM America/New_York Late Antique Roots of Anti-Semitism in Europe


The hatred of Jews has increased in Europe and the Americas over the last decades. Armin Lange argues that contemporary Jew hatred draws on ancient traditions. To effectively fight anti-Semitism, a cultural forgetting of anti-Semitic prejudices and stereotypes needs to be achieved, i.e. the cultural and religious memories of Western and Islamic worlds need to be changed.

Susquehanna Hall