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Contemporary Antisemitism in Higher Education
Antisemitism

This workshop builds on the 2008 workshop "Studying AntisemitismAnti-Semitism is a form of racism that denigrates a group of people. Anti-Semitism has three main variations: (1) anti-Judaism is a religiously-based hostility to Jews, particularly by Christianity. Its roots lie in pre-Christian antiquity. (2) Modern anti-Semitism is based on racial theories that are often politically and economically motivated. (3) Anti-Zionism is a phenomenon of both the extreme right and extreme left and demonizes the state of Israel as a Jewish national movement for a homeland. in the 21st Century" and reflects the documented increase in contemporary antisemitism on many college and university campuses around the globe. Through an international and comparative approach, participants explore this serious and growing problem and consider responses to it.

Venue
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
20024-2126 Washington, DC
Helen Rubinstein Auditorium
Contact

Nicole Frechette, Administrative Technician
PHONE: 202-488-0454
E-MAIL: NFrechette [at] ushmm [dot] org

To attend, RSVP at www.ushmm.org/events/antisemitism2010

This workshop has been made possible by the Judith B. and Burton P. Resnick Fund for the Study of Antisemitism.