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Center for Austrian Studies

The Western Hemisphere's oldest and best-known research center investigating the past, present, and future of Central Europe with a specific focus on Austria and the successor states of the Habsburg Empire.

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Upcoming Events

Imperial Peoples Title Image; Map of Bukovina

In-Person

October 16, 2023

Imperial Peoples in an Ethno-National Age: Jews and Other Austrians in Interwar Central Europe, 1918-1938

Please join the Center for Austrian Studies and HIST 3244 (History of Eastern Europe) as they host Professor Malachi Hacohen (Duke University)

In-Person

November 15, 2023

Jewish Apostate and Catholic Saint: Edith Stein and Jewish-Christian Dialogue

Join the Center for Jewish Studies and Christian communities around the Twin Cities to discuss Jewish-Christian dialogue with Leora Batnitzky, Professor of Jewish Studies and…

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Upcoming Events

Imperial Peoples in an Ethno-National Age: Jews and Other Austrians in Interwar Central Europe, 1918-1938

Jewish Apostate and Catholic Saint: Edith Stein and Jewish-Christian Dialogue