Anti-Jewish Folklore and the Rise of Antisemitism Before, During and After the Holocaust
The first written account of an anti-Jewish folktale is a tale of English or German origin, published in 1228. From the Middle Ages to the Modern Era, these folktales helped fuel the anti-Jewish prejudice prevalent within and beyond Western society. By the nineteenth century, the tales assisted in paving the way for anti-Judaism to transition into antisemitism; subsequently, the Nazis were then able to capitalize on these stories as objects of antisemitic propaganda. Join Dr. Sofia Lago, Lecturer of English for Academic Purposes at Suzhou University, for a discussion about how these counternarratives served to inflame rampant antisemitism perpetuated by Hitler’s Nazi party.
This webinar is free and open to everyone, but registration is required.
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*This event is part of the 2026-27 Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Colloquium, “Storytelling in/as Resistance.” It is co-sponsored by the the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey; the Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studes and Human Rights; the Reiff Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution at Christopher Newport University; the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College; the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center in White Plains; the Martin-Springer Institute at Northern Arizona University; the Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity at Western Washington University; the Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive at University of Michigan-Dearborn; the Center for the Study of Genocide & Human Rights at Rutgers University; the Legacy Foundation at Mount Hebron Cemetery; the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, St. Cloud State University; the Holocaust, Genocide & Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan University; and the Queens College Center for Jewish Studies.
Speakers at co-sponsored events represent a wide range of scholarly research and views; guests' perspectives should not be taken as representative of the Cohen Institute or Keene State College as a whole.*
This event is part of the Cohen Institute calendar.
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