Featuring Elite Experts Combating Antisemitism

Speaker: Malcolm Hoenlein Affiliation: Executive Vice Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Title: "Is it 1939? Assessing the State of World Jewry" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: October 28, 2008 Description: Malcolm Hoenlein maintains that Judaism teaches the importance of history and learning the lessons of the past. In doing so, he assess the state of world Jewry and analyzes how to learn from the past in order to meet the challenges of the future.

Speaker: Melanie Phillips Affiliation: Journalist and Author Title: "The Demoralisation of Britain: Moral Relativism, the Church of England and the Jews" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: November 13, 2008 Description: Melanie Phillips maintains that while there has always been anti-Jewish sentiments in Britain, after the Holocaust, such sentiments became taboo. She notes that now, antisemitic rhetoric is, once again, becoming mainstream and that this revival of crude anti-Jewish libels is being fueled and legitimized by the obsessive vilification and demonization of Israel.

Speaker: Dr. Roni Stauber Affiliation: Academic Director of the Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust, Tel Aviv University Title: "The Academic and Public Debate over the Meaning of the 'New Antisemitism'" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: April 24, 2008 Description: Dr. Roni Stauber speaks about the academic and public debate over the meaning of the new antisemitism. He maintains that from the end of 2000, there has been a stark increase in the number of violent incidents and verbal threats against Jews, as well as an increase in the publication of antisemitic articles.

Speaker: Dr. Gert Weisskirchen Affiliation: German politician; Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on Combating Antisemitism Title: "Growing Fears, Mixed Experiences, Weak Hopes, the Fight Against Antisemitism is still Necessary" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: April 17, 2008 Description: Dr. Gert Weisskirchen states that Germany, as one of the worst perpetrators of genocide against the Jewish people, has a moral obligation to fight against modern manifestations of antisemitism. In his role, Dr. Gert Weisskirchen attempts to look into the various member states of the OSCE and how they are combating antisemitism and implementing commitments and policies into their political policies in order to prevent future instances of antisemitism.

Speaker: Dr. Paul Iganski Affiliation: Professor, University of Essex; Lecturer, Lancaster University Title: "Playing the ‘Nazi-card’: Antisemitic Discourse Against Israel" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: November 20, 2008 Description: Dr. Paul Iganski asserts that the inclusion of particular modes of criticism of Israel in definitions of antisemitism has provoked controversy, resulting in a war of words which has stagnated into an intellectual and discursive cul-de-sac of claim and counter-claim about what does and does not qualify as antisemitism. He attempts to shift the focus of analysis of contemporary antisemitism away from labelling and defining the problem, to an understanding of the consequences of particular discourse.

Speaker: Hamid Tehrani Affiliation: Iranian journalist, blogger and researcher Title: "Iranian Anti-Semitism on the Internet" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: October 23, 2008 Description: Hamid Tehrani speaks about Iranian antisemitism. He maintains that Iranian anti-Semitic blogs reveal important information that can help us gain a better understanding about the roots and dynamism of anti-Jewish sentiment in Iran.

Speaker: Dr. Brigitte Sion Affiliation: Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow, Program in Religious Studies and Department of Journalism, New York University Title: "The Jew as a Bloodthirsty Butcher: Laws Banning Ritual Slaughter (Shechita)" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: December 4, 2008 Description: Dr. Brigitte Sion does not focus on whether Jewish ritual slaughter (shechita) is more or less moral than other forms of animal slaughter, but on the fact that very small countries with even smaller Jewish populations have adopted a ban on shechita, which makes meat kosher for observant Jews. She maintains that this ban is merely a cover for new forms of antisemitism.

Speaker: Dr. András Gero Affiliation: Department of History, Central European University Title: "Antisemitic Discourse in Hungary Following the Collapse of Communism" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: March 6, 2008 Description: Dr. András Gero speaks about antisemitic discourse in Hungary hollowing the collapse of communism.

Speaker: Dr. David Menashri Affiliation: Associate Professor of Middle Eastern and African History, Tel Aviv University Title: "The Place of the Iranian Jewish Community in the Contemporary Islamic World" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: November 15, 2007 Description: Dr. David Menashri discusses the place of the Iranian Jewish community in the contemporary Islamic world.

Speaker: Dr. Mark Gelber Affiliation: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ben Gurion University Title: "Literary Antisemitism; Revisited: Paul de Man and Mel Gibson" Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: January 24, 2008 Description: Dr. Mark Gelber speaks about literary antisemitism and the discipline's contribution to assessing antisemitism throughout cultures, countries and ages.

Speaker: Dr. Patrick Weil Affiliation: Centre d’histoire sociale du siècle, Universite de Paris 2 Title: "Dreyfus, Vichy, de Gaulle, Chirac: Reflections on the French-Jewish Malaise" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: April 3, 2008 Description: Dr. Patrick Weil reflects on the French-Jewish malaise. He goes on to compare the degree of acceptance and tolerance among different European countries toward Jews and other minority groups.

Speaker: Dr. Alan Dershowitz Affiliation: Professor of Law, Harvard University Title: "Antisemitic Hate Speech: Incitement to Violence in the Absence of a Marketplace of Ideas" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: October 11, 2007 Description: Dr. Alan Dershowitz speaks about the importance of conducting serious, academic, high caliber research into the study of antisemitism.

Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Levin Affiliation: Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Title: Varieties of “Jewish Antisemitism” Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: November 8, 2007 Description: Dr. Kenneth Levin speaks about varieties of “Jewish Antisemitism” and why individuals from a particular religious, national, or ethnic group would act out against their own communities. He notes that this is hardly a phenomenon that occurs solely among Jews. He notes that denigration of one's community, while embracing another, can have an allure driven by psychological dynamics and is particularly common among communities under siege or constant attack.

Title: Africa and Contemporary Antisemitism Date: February 21, 2008 Titles, Speakers and Affiliations: Title: “Negation of Memory: Jewish and African Responses to the New Antisemitism and Racism” Speaker: Dr. Shalem Coulibaly Affiliation: Philosophy Department, University de Ouagadougou Title: “Antisemitism in Africa: Post 9-11” Speaker: Dr. Hubert Ngatcha Njila Affiliation: Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Centre d’Etudes Nord- Américaines (CENA), Paris Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Description: Dr. Shalem Coulibaly and Dr. Hubert Ngatcha Njila speak about Africa and contemporary antisemitism, Jewish and African responses to the new antisemitism, and antisemitism in Africa following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Speaker: David Harris Affiliation: Executive Director, American Jewish Committee Title: "Global Challenges for Jewish Diplomacy" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: March 26, 2008 Description: David Harris speaks about the global challenges facing the international Jewish community.

Speaker: Dr. David Cesarani Affiliation: History Department, Royal Holloway, University of London Title: "Muslims are not the new Jews: Comparing Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Britain and Europe" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: March 27, 2008 Description: Dr. David Cesarani compares and contrasts Islamophobia and antisemitism in Britain and Europe.

Speaker: Dr. Grahame Davies Affiliation: University of Wales, Cardiff, and Goodenough College, London Title: "From Philo-Semitic to Anti-Semitic: Shifts in Attitude towards the Jewish People among a Western European Minority Community" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: October 22, 2007 Description: Dr. Grahame Davies examines shifts in attitude towards the Jewish people among a western European minority community.

Speaker: Mark Weitzman Affiliation: New York Director, Task Force Against Hate, Simon Wiesenthal Center Title: "Contemporary Antisemitism: New Discourses, New Responses" Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: September 23, 2008 Description: Mark Weitzman speaks about contemporary antisemitism and the need to alter the discourse surrounding antisemitism in order to more effectively combat the "new" forms of antisemitism.

Title: "Radical Islam and Genocidal Antisemitism (Part 2)" Date: August 23, 2010 Titles, Speakers, Affiliations: Title: “Arab and Islamic Antisemitism Today” Speaker: Dr. Menahem Milson* Affiliation: Hebrew University Title: “Conspiracy Theories, Antisemitism and Jews in Turkey Today” Speaker: Rifat Bali Affiliation: Research Associate, Alberto Benveniste Center for Sephardic Studies and Culture, Paris Title: “The Jihad Flotilla to Gaza: Provocative – Antisemitic – Not Humanitarian” Speaker: Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Fighel** Affiliation: The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), Herzliya Title: “Nazi Propaganda to the Arab World and Its After-Effects in Postwar Militant Islam” Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Herf, Affiliation: University of Maryland Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Description: This is the second part of a two-part panel discussing issues of radical Islam and genocidal antisemitism. *You may view Professor Menahem Milson’s and Rifat Bali’s lectures in Part 1. **The fir

Speaker: Itamar Marcus Affiliation: Director, Palestinian Media Watch Title: "The Central Role of Palestinian Antisemitism in Creating the Palestinian Identity" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: August 23. 2010 Description: Itamar Marcus speaks about the central role of Palestinian antisemitism in creating the Palestinian identity. He goes on to expand on Palestinian incitement against Jews within Palestinian society and culture.