After the rescue : Jewish identity and community in contemporary Denmark / Andrew Buckser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckser, Andrew, 1964-

Series:

Contemporary anthropology of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--Denmark--Identity.

Jews.

Jews--Denmark--History--20th century.

Jews--Denmark--Politics and government--20th century.

Jews--Denmark--Social life and customs--20th century.

Judaism--Denmark--History--20th century.

Judaism.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Manners and customs.

Politics and government.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Denmark--Ethnic relations.

Denmark.

Physical Description:

xi, 271 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Houndmills, England : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

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 anti-Semitism 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-264) and index.

ISBN:

1403962707

0312239459

OCLC:

51818509