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The Bridge
Marcus Lee Hansen Immigration Conference. The University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Institute for Economic History, announces a conference on immigration in August, 1992, recognizing the centennial of Hansen's birth.
Primo Levi: The Drowned, The Saved, And The "Grey Zone", Ilona Klein
Primo Levi: The Drowned, The Saved, And The "Grey Zone", Ilona Klein
Faculty Publications
Primo Levi has been well known in Italy for many years. Even though his first book Se questo è un uomo–published in English as Survival in Auschwitz–did not sell well when first published by De Silva in 1947 (2,500 copies published, of which 600 remained unsold and were eventually destroyed by the 1966 flood in Florence), it was accepted unanimously in Italy as a literary masterpiece and a great witness to history when Einaudi republished the volume in 1956. From that moment on, Italian readers and critics have acknowledged the literary beauty and importance of Levi's writings. He …
The Order Of Santo Stefano In The Levant: An Unpublished Account Of A Voyage In 1627, Ilona Klein, Christopher Kleinhenz
The Order Of Santo Stefano In The Levant: An Unpublished Account Of A Voyage In 1627, Ilona Klein, Christopher Kleinhenz
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On 12 April 1627 a fleet of six galleys belonging to the Order of Santo Stefano set sail from Livorno on their expedition "contro il comune nemico"–the Turks. This journey would take them along the western and southern coast of Italy, through the Ionian Sea to the Peloponnese and across the Aegean Sea to the Dardanelles. Along the way the sailors encountered many vessels, both friend and foe, heard reports of sea battles and movements of ships in those waters, and listened to an account of a miracle wrought by the Virgin Mary. After having engaged in two fierce skirmishes …
Goals And Objectives Of The Danish American Heritage Society
Goals And Objectives Of The Danish American Heritage Society
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No abstract provided.
Johannes Knudsen: The Cultural Context Of His Youth, Aage V. Knudsen
Johannes Knudsen: The Cultural Context Of His Youth, Aage V. Knudsen
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The editor of The Bridge asked me to describe the early life of Johannes Henrik Vilstrup Knudsen: his childhood in Tyler, Minnesota, his youth in Denmark, and his interaction with Danes and Danish Americans. My brother's life spanned from 1902 to 1982, but it was the cultural context of his youth that molded his character. Many years ago, Johannes presented me with a copy of Danish Rebel, his book about Grundtvig. He inscribed it with these words, "Lest we forget." This expressed his love and the obligation he felt for the rich heritage he received. That heritage became his lodestar.
Johannes Knudsen As An Educator: A Conversation With Harry Jensen, Thorvald Hansen
Johannes Knudsen As An Educator: A Conversation With Harry Jensen, Thorvald Hansen
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In the fall of 1927 Johannes Knudsen began what was to be a lifelong teaching career. For the next eight years he was to teach at Grand View College and in the theological seminary there. He taught courses in Danish as well as in Scandinavian literature. In the Seminary his specialty was Church History. It was far from his first contact with Grand View. He had lived there as a youth, from 1912 until 1915, while his father was president of that institution. Later he attended the high school department there. In 1920, when his parents returned to Denmark, he …
J. Christian Bay And His Account Of Hans Christian Andersen's Visit To Chicago, Rolf Erickson
J. Christian Bay And His Account Of Hans Christian Andersen's Visit To Chicago, Rolf Erickson
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The legendary Jens Christian Bay, librarian of the John Crerar Library of Chicago, and Danish-American writer, never met Hans Christian Andersen, of course, since he had been but three years old when Andersen died in 1875. And, Hans Christian Andersen never visited America though he had been offered countless invitations.
Harald P. Nielsen Saga, Ivan E. Nielsen
Harald P. Nielsen Saga, Ivan E. Nielsen
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When I was asked to do a history on Harald P. Nielsen in observance of the 100th anniversary of his birth, I envisioned a relatively short sketch. It developed into much more than that. In this paper I have documented, quoted and plagiarized. I hope I have conveyed facts as accurately as possible. I am especially grateful to the following for their contributions: Vagn Duus, Inga Kroman-Kelly, Ove Nielsen, Viggo Nielsen, and Emerald Swenson.
The Image Of The United States In Danish Literature: A Survey With Scandinavian Perspectives, Sven H. Rossel
The Image Of The United States In Danish Literature: A Survey With Scandinavian Perspectives, Sven H. Rossel
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Until recently a 19th century ballad, entitled "Amerikavisan" ("The America Ballad") or "Lovsang over det fjaran Amerika" ("In Praise of the Far Off America") has survived in the Swedish-language oral tradition of Minnesota.
A Bilingual Editor, Thorvald Hansen
A Bilingual Editor, Thorvald Hansen
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Editors are, in a sense, people in the middle. They stand between those who write and those who read. They must be conscious of the wishes and the feelings of both groups without sacrificing their own or the publication's integrity. They must have a reasonable familiarity with language and grammar, as well as reason and logic. They must often act as a judge without letting their own inclinations and preferences take the limelight. When their work is with a bilingual publication the problems are compounded.
The Theological Contributions Of Johannes V. Knudsen, Axel Kildegaard
The Theological Contributions Of Johannes V. Knudsen, Axel Kildegaard
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"The glory of God is man fully alive." That quotation attributed to lreneus, Church father and first systematic theologian, is about 1800 years old. It affords a clue in my search for the common thread that runs throughout the seemingly diverse theological interests of Johannes V. Knudsen. The Celt, lreneus, Bishop of Lyons, who lived in the volatile second century when the Christian tradition was taking shape, wrote two significant works. One defined the basic Christian teachings, and the other, Against the Heresies, answered false teachings. These works spoke also to the interests of Bishop N.F.S. Grundtvig in 19th century …
The Relevance Of Our Heritage, Johannes Knudsen
The Relevance Of Our Heritage, Johannes Knudsen
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Are the traditional fellowship values of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, of Grand View College and the Folk Schools, viable today? This is the most important question facing us as a group, and it is expressed in our theme through the term "relevance." We must therefore ask what relevance means. According to the dictionary it means that something is "lifted up again" or that it "bears upon the matter at hand." When this definition is applied to personal or group values, it means that these values continue to be alive and important or that they are lifted out …
Mary Bardenfleth - "I Remember'', Caroline Olsen
Mary Bardenfleth - "I Remember'', Caroline Olsen
The Bridge
At several of Danebo Home summer festivals little one-act pieces were performed out on the lawn. Yes, there was a time when practically everyone of Danish origin understood and was happy to hear the Danish language. Now it is seldom that anything is done in Danish, although there is still the singing of Danish songs, especially in the Danish Reading Circle. This "Laesekreds" has existed for I don't know how many years. It is perhaps a continuation of St. Peder's Church Young People's Society. This latter group has certainly also been a live circle of men and women who met …
Christian Hansen, "The Fairy Tale Man", Johannes Knudsen, Gudrun Nielsen, Translator
Christian Hansen, "The Fairy Tale Man", Johannes Knudsen, Gudrun Nielsen, Translator
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My grandfather, Christian Hansen, came to Tyler, Minnesota, 100 years ago (1888) to make his home and to assist Pastor H. J. Pedersen in the building and founding of a folk high school. Pedersen had just been selected to be the first pastor of the newly formed congregation and the area was beginning to develop from virgin prairie to an agricultural community. Christian Hansen was a member of the first faculty of the folk school and throughout his long life he contributed much to establishing a Danish-American cultural enclave which became known as Danebod.
Goals And Objectives Of The Danish American Heritage Society
Goals And Objectives Of The Danish American Heritage Society
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No abstract provided.
Tommaso Campanella's La Città Del Sole: Topography And Astrology, Ilona Klein
Tommaso Campanella's La Città Del Sole: Topography And Astrology, Ilona Klein
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At the beginning of the seventeenth century the Dominican friar from Calabria, fra' Tommaso Campanella, had already solidified his anti-Aristotelian theories, had been persecuted and arrested, and was simulating madness in order to save his life while incarcerated in Naples. When Campanella conceived La Città del Sole under these circumstances in 1602, he was interpreting Telesio's naturalistic philosophy in a metaphysical manner, and was expressing in nuce the fundamental theories he would amplify two years later in Del Senso delle Cose e delle Magie.
Moving To The United States, Walter Angst
Moving To The United States, Walter Angst
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
In July of 1951, I emigrated with my family to the United States. Today, I shudder when I think of our daring decision to abandon all familiar life, to bundle up two babies and a few belongings, and to trust our luck in a strange country. After all, I had only a vague promise of a job as cabinet-maker, only rudimentary knowledge of English, no money to speak of, and no prospect of getting help from anyone. Why did I change continent, language, culture, profession, home, and leave friends and relatives? The question has often been asked of me. Usually, …