Anti-Judaism, Shakespeare and the Jews

Synopsis

Brief video (a taster for Yad Vashem’s online course, ‘Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present’) in which Professor David Nirenberg looks at the historical and cultural roots of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Transmission details

14 Jan 2021

Duration

10 mins

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Merchant of Venice, The

Subjects

History; Shakespeare

Keywords

anti-Semitism

Online Availability

Online URL

https://youtu.be/Gej4nfRvWcE

Online format

Streamed

Production Company

Name

Yad Va’shem

Phone

+972 2 675 1625

Address

PO Box 3477
Jerusalem 91034, Israel

Notes

(International Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority)

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web

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