Livestream available here December 3 at 4:00pm

 

December 3, 2018 | 4:00-5:30pm | 1010 Weiser Hall

What is Antisemitism, and how is it manifesting itself today? Is it on the rise globally? How does it differ in different parts of the world? Join a panel if U-M faculty as they discuss the issues surrounding antisemitism in our world. A Q&A will follow. 

Panel: 

Joshua Cole (moderator) 
Acting Director, International Institute; Department of History 

Karla Goldman 
Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; School of Social Work 
Antisemitism and white supremacy

Julian Levinson 
Department of English Language and Literature; Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
Antisemitism and the political left

Shachar Pinsker 
Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 
Short historical perspective on antisemitism, Zionism, and Israel--and the lines between criticism of Israel and antisemitism today.

Steven Ratner 
U-M Law School; Center for South Asian Studies; Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Donia Human Rights Center
The regulation of hate speech in U.S. constitutional law and international human rights law.

Alexandra Minna Stern 
Department of American Culture; History; Women's Studies; Obstetrics and Gynecology 
How antisemitism sits at the core at the alt-right and particularly its distorted narrative of American history, touching on the role of social media in amplifying antisemitism

Jeffrey Veidlinger 
Director, Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. 
The historical background of antisemitism

This event is co-sponsored by the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies; and the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.