Critical Theory, the Holocaust, and Human Rights

Speaker: Dr. David Seymour Affiliation: Professor of Law, City University, London Title: "Critical Theory, the Holocaust, and Human Rights" Location: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA Date: March 13, 2013 Description: Professor David Seymour deconstructs the modern comparison between Nazi Germany and the State of Israel. Seymour examines how the Holocaust is being exploited to demonize Israel and contribute to modern manifestations of antisemitism, namely the notion of Jewish peoplehood. Seymour notes that the Holocaust was “a universal crime committed on the body of the Jews,” and therefore in order for one to acquire a complete understanding of the Holocaust one must recognize its universal aspects and its particular Jewish dimensions.