Mosse Workshop probes religious roots of anti-Semitism

Religious roots contributing to anti-Semitism will be the subject of the second Mosse Workshop on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12-13.

Spanning the Roman Empire and continuing through the Reformation up through the 18th century, the conference will bring together participants from Germany, Canada and UW–Madison. Subjects will include legal aspects of anti-Semitism, ways in which Jews and various Christian denominations regarded each other, the portrait that media painted of Jewish people and more.

The workshop is intended to honor George Mosse, Bascom-Weinstein Professor of Jewish Studies, who retired in 1989 and died in 1999.

Workshop sessions, which are free, begin at 9:30 a.m. in 206 Ingraham Hall. A reception and dinner will wrap up the workshop. For dinner reservations, more information or a complete schedule: 265-8032 or cges@intl-institute.wisc.edu.