In March the Lutheran Center is hosting a series of events on Lutheran-Jewish relations including our Spring Symposium and a campus visit on March 15 from Rev. Heidi Neumark, author of this winter’s All-Community Read book Hidden Inheritance: Family Secrets, Faith, and Memory.
Register for the events below!
Lutheran Center Spring Symposium: Luther’s Legacy of Anti-Judaism and Contemporary Jewish-Lutheran Relations
Tuesday, March 8,
11:45 a.m.–1 p.m. CT, Viking Theater
Featuring presenters Rabbi Dr. Ryan Dulkin, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion at St. Olaf, and Kathryn Lohre ‘99, Executive for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations & Theological Discernment for the ELCA, the symposium will delve into will address the impacts of Martin Luther’s anti-Judaism and explore contemporary Jewish-Lutheran relations. In 1543, Martin Luther published “On the Jews and Their Lies,” an anti-Jewish diatribe filled with hateful and violent language towards Jewish people. As a college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and “nourished by Lutheran tradition,” it is important that St. Olaf names Luther’s anti-Judaism and participates in repairing his legacy of harm against Jewish people. The Symposium is free and open to the public and will also be live-streamed. Those who attend the Symposium in person will be able to pick up a to-go lunch after the event. Registration is required to attend in-person.
Rev. Heidi Neumark’s Visit to St. Olaf on March 15:
St. Olaf Daily Chapel
11:10 a.m. CT, Boe Chapel
Chapel is open to the public and available to be live-streamed.
Responses to The Making Known exhibition (co-sponsored by Flaten Art Museum)
4:30–5:15 p.m. CT, Flaten Art Museum
Rev. Neumark and Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, will discuss and offer responses to The Making Known, an exhibition in the Flaten Art Museum that attends to the ethical questions that arise from the Tetlie Collection of World War II Propaganda Posters. This event is free and open to the public with an option for a dinner immediately following the program. Registration is encouraged but not required.
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Evening Panel Discussion with Rev. Neumark
7 p.m. CT, Viking Theater
Join Rev. Neumark for a panel discussion with Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, and Deanna Thompson, Lutheran Center Director. This event is free and open to the public and will also be live-streamed. Registration is encouraged but not required.
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