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Roots of Antisemitism and Its Contemporary Resurgence

Thursday, September 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm

Free

Dive into the uneasy questions of antisemitism in politics with the editors and contributors of Looking for an Enemy: 8 Essays on Antisemitism.

From medieval accusations that Jews murder Christians for their blood to the modern-day conspiracy theories animating present-day political discourse, it’s clear that the belief that Jews are plotting against society never dies—it just adapts to suit the times. Join the editor and contributors of Looking for an Enemy: 8 Essays on Antisemitism and AJU’s President Dr. Jeffrey Herbst for a nuanced, global understanding of antisemitism across ages, political ideologies, and nationalities. In their essays, American rabbi Jill Jacobs explores the thorny question of antisemitism in politics, journalist Natasha Lehrer explores the culture of antisemitism in France and the forces behind it, and Jo Glanville searches for the historical roots of this dangerous hatred. You can purchase the book HERE.

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Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Guest

Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, an organization that trains and mobilizes more than 2,300 rabbis and cantors and their communities to bring a moral voice to protecting and advancing human rights. Rabbi Jacobs has been named three times to the ‘Forward’s list of 50 influential American Jews,’ to ‘Newsweek’s list of the 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America,’ and to the ‘Jerusalem Post’s 2013 list of “Women to Watch.”’ She holds rabbinic ordination and an MA in Talmud from the Jewish Theological Seminary, where she was a Wexner Fellow; an MS in Urban Affairs from Hunter College, and a BA from Columbia University. She is also a graduate of the Mandel Institute Jerusalem Fellows Program.

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Natasha Lehrer, Guest

Natasha Lehrer is a prize-winning writer, translator and editor. Her long form journalism and book reviews have appeared in The Guardian, The Observer, the Times Literary Supplement, The Nation, Haaretz, and Fantastic Man, among others, and she is literary editor of The Jewish Quarterly. She has contributed to several books, including a chapter on France in Looking for an Enemy: 8 Essays on Antisemitism, edited by Jo Glanville (Norton, 2022). The writers she has translated include Nathalie Léger, Chantal Thomas, Vanessa Springora, Amin Maalouf, Victor Segalen, Robert Desnos and Georges Bataille.

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Jo Glanville, Guest

Jo Glanville is a journalist and award-winning editor. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The London Review of Books, The New York Times, Jewish Quarterly, and The Financial Times, among other publications. She lives in London.

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Dr. Jeffrey Herbst, Host

Dr. Jeffrey Herbst is the fourth president of American Jewish University.  At AJU, he has focused on promoting innovation in the university’s academic programs.  He has also supported the growth of the Maas Center for Jewish Journeys, expansion of the B’Yachad/Together digital platform, and capital improvements on the Brandeis-Bardin Campus. Prior to joining AJU, Dr. Herbst was president and CEO of the Newseum and the Newseum Institute in Washington, DC. From 2010 to 2015, he was president of Colgate University, where among other accomplishments he is credited with helping the university complete its nearly half billion-dollar fundraising campaign, leading the development and initial implementation of a university-wide strategic plan, and increasing the diversity and academic caliber of its educational programming. Dr. Herbst earned his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Princeton University, and a master’s degree and doctorate in political science from Yale University. He is the author of the award-winning “States and Power in Africa” and, with several co-authors, the just-published “Making Africa Work.”

Details

Date:
Thursday, September 8, 2022
Time:
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://maven.aju.edu/events-classes/program/roots-of-antisemitism-and-its-contemporary-resurgence

Venue

Zoom
San Diego, CA United States