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October 08, 2023

2023 Guided Bdote Tour

Join CHGS this fall for a special guided tour of the Bdote site at Fort Snelling State Park, location of Dakota creation stories and the site of mass imprisonment of the…

Online

October 12, 2023

Dancing with Life: Living Culture and Resistance Among Indigenous Communities

This panel will discuss a range of issues related to P’urhépecha and Pirinda traditions of danzas and the craft-making of masks by members of these communities in Michoacán.

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…

In-Person

February 14, 2024

Voicing Propaganda to Nazi Germany: Annemarie Hase, a German-Jewish Refugee at the BBC

This lecture will tell the story of Hase’s life as a refugee in London, focusing especially on her work at the BBC. It will explore what made Hase’s propaganda broadcasts so…

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2023 Guided Bdote Tour

Dancing with Life: Living Culture and Resistance Among Indigenous Communities

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

Voicing Propaganda to Nazi Germany: Annemarie Hase, a German-Jewish Refugee at the BBC

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