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Antisemitism in the Finnish Church and Society, Past and Present
Monday, 8 May 2023, at 17.30-19.30 in Auditorium Theologicum, Department of Theology (Biskopsgatan 16, Åbo)
Dr. Paavo Ahonen: Lutheran priests and antisemitism in late 19th and early 20th century Finland
Doc. André Swanström: Finnish SS-men, military chaplains, and antisemitism
Dr. Mercédesz Czimbalmos: “Actually, criminalising Judaism sounds quite good!” – New waves of antisemitism in Finland
Discussion
The evening will be streamed in Zoom. Those wishing to participate via Zoom, should register themselves per e-mail to pekka.lindqvist@abo.fi no later than Fri, 5 May.
Open Lecture by Emma O’Donnell Polyakov
Warmly welcome to the open lecture by Dr. Emma O’Donnell Polyakov (Merrimack College, MA, USA)
A New Philosemitism?: Catholic Perceptions of Judaism and Jewish Identity in Israel
on Tuesday May 2, 2023, at 5.15 pm in aud. Theologicum, Annexet, Biskopsgatan 16.
For more information, see here.
Recorded guest lecture by Lena Roos on December 12th
Professor Lena Roos (Södertörn University, Stockholm): ”The Western Wall and Theories of Conspiracy: Jews and Judaism in Swedish Schools”
47 minutes
Institutum Judaicum campus lectures in November and December
Four open lectures on Jewish topics
In November in Theologicum, Piispankatu/Biskopsgatan 16, Turku/Åbo
In December in Arken (Auditorium Armfelt), Tehtaankatu/Fabriksgatan 2, Turku/Åbo
All are warmly welcome! No pre-registration. Sessions take approximately 90 minutes (incl. discussion).
November 9th, 17.00
An evening in the memory of Kristallnacht (November, 9th-10th, 1938)
Victims, Survivors, and “Authentic” Sites of Nazi Persecution
Victoria Van Orden Martínez (PhD candidate in History, Linköping University, Sweden)
Theologicum
November 14th, 18.00
Yiddish Gems in the Finnish Harry Orvomaa Record Collection
Simo Muir (Senior Lecturer in Yiddish, Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University, Sweden)
Theologicum
November 28th, 17.00
Constructing Public Judaism in Sweden: between synagogues, architects and congregations
Daniel Leviathan (PhD candidate in Jewish studies, Lund University, Sweden)
Theologicum
December 12th, 18.00
The Western Wall and Theories of Conspiracy: Jews and Judaism in Swedish Schools
Lena Roos (Professor, Study of Religion, Södertörn University)
Arken, Aud. Armfelt
This lecture will be also streamed in Zoom.
Finlands och Åbos judiska liv förr och nu / Suomen ja Turun juutalaisten elämää ennen ja nyt
Temakvällar i Åbo stadsbibliotek / Teemaillat Turun pääkirjastossa
Kvällarna är tvåspråkiga. Illat ovat kaksikielisiä.
24.10. 18.00-19.30
Judiskt liv i Åbo: Gamla – och lite nyare – minnen i hemmen och synagogan. Harry Serlo, Mikael Zewi och Rebecca Hasenson delar med sig av sina släkters historia.
Turun juutalaisten elämää: Vanhoja muistoja – ja vähän uudempiakin – kotoa ja synagogasta. Sukujensa tarinoita jakamassa Harry Serlo, Mikael Zewi ja Rebecca Hasenson.
31.10 18.00-19.30
Judiskt liv i Åbo och Finland: Om livet i en liten gemenskap som värnar om sina rötter och blickar mot framtiden. Miiu Hasan, Joel Hasan och Chaya Votkin.
Turun ja Suomen juutalaisten elämää: Näin elää pieni yhteisö, ammentaa juuristaan ja katsoo tulevaisuuteen. Kertojina Miiu Hasan, Joel Hasan ja Chaya Votkin.