Project Manager
Carlsson, Carl HenrikAmount granted
150 000 SEKYear
2016
The aim is to write a book (popular science/scientific synthesis) on the history of the Jews in Sweden that will summarize what we currently know about this subject. The target group is anyone with an interest in Swedish history in general and Swedish-Jewish history in particular, whether they are researchers, teachers, students, pupils or members of the interested public.
There is a great need for such a synthesis. The last one was written by Professor Hugo Valentin in the early 1960s (249 pages) and was largely based on research carried out around 1920. Interest in Swedish-Jewish history has increased greatly in recent years and the field of research has grown strongly. The Swedish-Jewish population group is now one of five recognized national minorities. It has had great significance for Swedish history, social development and cultural heritage with a cross-fertilization that can be said to have been successful. For various reasons, it is an ideal object for general studies on minorities, integration, discrimination, identity, etc. Such a history is also very valuable from an international perspective: the "Swedish-Jewish experience" has certain parallels with developments in the rest of Europe, but also distinctive features.
The book should be scientifically based and well-referenced, but the presentation should not be too "academic" but appealing to an interested public.