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
http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Anti-Judaism, Shakespeare and the Jews". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79337 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)