After the Rescue: Jewish Identity and Community in Contemporary Denmark

(Part of the Contemporary Anthropology of Religion Series)

by Andrew Buckser

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In October of 1943, the Danish resistance rescued almost all of the Jews in Copenhagen from roundups by the occupying Nazis. In the years since, Jews have become deeply engaged in a Danish culture that presents very few barriers of antisemitism or prejudice. This book explores the questions that such inclusion raises for the Danish Jews, and what their answers can tell us about the meaning of religion, ethnicity and community in modern society. Social...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1403962707

ISBN13:9781403962706

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:271 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Denmark Ethnic Studies Europe History Judaism Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Scandinavia Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics World

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