Jews and Christians in Denmark : : from the Middle Ages to recent times circa 1100-1948 / / by Martin Schwarz Lausten ; translated by Margaret Ryan Hellman.

• Superior document: The Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 48
• Author: Lausten, Martin Schwarz.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2015]
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 48.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Notes: Based on research previously published in the author's Kirke og synagoge (1992), De fromme og jøderne (2000), Oplysning i kirke og synagoge (2002), Frie jøder? (2005), Folkekirken og jøderne (2007), and Jødesympati og jødehad i folkekirken (2007), supplemented with references to newer literature at various points.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-286) and index.
• ISBN: 9004304371
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Martin Schwarz Lausten ; translated by Margaret Ryan Hellman.

In Jews and Christians in Denmark: From the Middle Ages to Recent Times, circa 1100–1948 , Martin Schwarz Lausten investigates how the Church and society followed the European antijudaistic tradition using insults, adversities and attempted conversions during Catholic times from around 1100 and Protestant times starting around 1536. In spite of the tolerant policies of integration initiated by the government beginning in the 1800’s, anti-Semitic movements arose among priests, professors and local authorities. However, during the German occupation (1940–1945) priests and many others assisted the 7,000 Danish Jews in their escape to Sweden. Based on Jewish and Christian sources, Jewish reactions to life in Denmark are also examined.