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The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism (ISGAP) is committed to fighting antisemitism on the battlefield of ideas.
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International Holocaust Denial: A Comparative Analysis of a Public Issue

Speaker: Stephanie Courouble Share Affiliation: Research Fellow, Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research, Bar Ilan University; L’Institut d’histoire du temps present, Paris; The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy, New York Title: "International Holocaust Denial: A Comparative Analysis of a Public Issue" Location: McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: November 13, 2012 Description: Stephanie Courouble Share speaks about international Holocaust denial an...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 29 min

US Foreign Policy and the Rise of Islamism, Abandonment of Human Rights, and Democratic Principles

Title: "US Foreign Policy and the Rise of Islamism: The Abandonment of Human Rights and Democratic Principles? A Colloquium" Speakers and Affiliations: Speaker: Russell Berman Affiliation: Department of Humanities, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Speaker: Boaz Ganor Affiliation: Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya; Founder and Executive Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) Speaker: Abraham D. So...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 53 min

The Essence of Antisemitism: Is it too Simple to be Understood?

Speaker: Dr. Daniel Sibony Affiliation: French philosopher and psychoanalyst Title: "The Essence of Antisemitism: Is it too Simple to be Understood?" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: October 16, 2012 Description: Dr. Daniel Sibony explains the complexities as well as the fundamental simplicity of the phenomenon of age-old antisemitism. He notes t...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 23 min

Religion: Enemy of “The Open Society” in Post Imperial Britain

Speaker: Dr. Harry Goulbourne Affiliation: Honorary Professor of Sociology, London South Bank University; Visiting Professor of Sociology, University of Leeds Title: "Religion: Enemy of 'The Open Society' in Post Imperial Britain" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: October 4, 2012 Description: Professor Harry Goulbourne speaks about race relations and mul...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 57 min

Some Recent Findings on East Germany and the West German Radical Left from the 1960s to 1989

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Herf Affiliation: Department of History, University of Maryland Title: "At War with Israel: Some Recent Findings on East Germany and the West German Radical Left from the 1960s to 1989" Location: Fordham University, New York Date: November 15, 2012 Description: Dr. Jeffery Herf examines the attitudes of the East German government and West German radical leftist organizations to the State of Israel and its adversaries. He provides new insights into the West German radicals wh...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 30 min

Pragmatic Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism as Civic Religion: The Troubled Case Of Belgium

Speaker: Joël Kotek Affiliation: Professor of Political Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Lecturer, SciencesPo (Paris) Title: "Pragmatic Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism as Civic Religion: The Troubled Case of Belgium" Location: McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: November 27, 2012 Description: Professor Joël Kotek states that since 2001 Belgium witnessed a stark rise in antisemitism – the most significant since 1945. He notes that many groups within Belgian society exploit the Arab-Isr...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 6 min

Comparative Approaches to Antisemitic Speech in The United States and Europe

Title: "Free Speech and Antisemitism: Comparative Approaches to Antisemitic Speech in the United States and Europe" Date: October 18, 2012 Speaker: Alexander Tsesis Affiliation: Associate Professor of Law, Loyola University Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Description: Alexander Tsesis speaks about the different approaches in regulating free speech in the Uni...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 25 min

Pathways to Islamist Radicalization

Speaker: Haras Rafiq Affiliation: Director of CENTRI (Counter Extremism Consultancy, Training, Research and Interventions) Title: "Pathways to Islamist Radicalization" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: November 8, 2012 Description: Haras Rafiq speaks about Islam and why various individuals and groups are radicalizing the religion. He compares traditional...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 25 min

International Law, Lawfare, and the Challenge of Iran

Speaker: Dr. Orde Kittrie Affiliation: Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University; Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Title: International Law, Lawfare, and the Challenge of Iran Location: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA Date: November 14, 2012 Description: Dr. Orde Kittrie speaks about international law, lawfare and the global challenges posed by the Iranian regime. He provides an overview of Iran's genocidal antisemitism, as well as the r...

Jun 13, 201640 min

Holocaust Denial and Freedom of Speech after United States v. Alvarez

Speaker: Thomas Hochmann Affiliation: Associate Professor of Public Law, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne; Associate Member, Perelman Centre for Legal Philosophy (Brussels) Title: "Holocaust Denial and Freedom of Speech after United States v. Alvarez" Convener: Ruth Wisse, Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University Location: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA Date: October 31, 2012 Description: Thomas Hochmann examines Holocaust denial and fre...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 4 min

Farhud: Roots of Arab-Nazi Alliance in the Holocaust and its Effects

Speakers: Edwin Black, Award-winning, New York Times bestselling international investigative author; Dr. Haim Shaked, Professor of International Studies at the University of Miami Title: "Roots of an Arab-Nazi Alliance in the Holocaust and its Lasting Effects" Location: Fordham University, New York Date: January 31, 2013 Description: Edwin Black speaks about how the Mufti of Jerusalem forged a far-ranging alliance with Adolph Hitler, resulting in the June 1941 Farhud, a Nazi-style pogrom in Bagh...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 39 min

Radical Islam and the Arab Spring

Speaker: Dr. Meir Litvak Affiliation: Department of Middle Eastern History and Director of the Alliance Center for Iranian Studies, Tel Aviv University Title: “Radical Islam and the Arab Spring” Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Hoover Institution, Stanford University Date: February 8, 2012 Description: Dr. Meir Litvak argues that there are various misperceptions regarding the "Arab Sprin...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 13 min

Antisemitism and Middle East Peace

Speaker: David Matas Affiliation: Senior Legal Counsel of B'nai Brith Canada; Canadian human rights and immigration lawyer Title: "Antisemitism and Middle East Peace" Location: McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: February 12, 2013 Description: David Matas maintains that there is a link between antisemitism (and combating antisemitism) and peace in the Middle East. He states that while the majority of commentators focus on the list of issues dividing the Israelis and Palestinians, he assert...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 8 min

Holocaust Obfuscation: The 21st Century Version Of Denial

Speaker: Dr. Dovid Katz Affiliation: Editor, DefendingHistory.com Title: “Holocaust Obfuscation: The 21st Century Version of Denial” Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: December 13, 2012 Description: Dr. Dovid Katz speaks about antisemitism and the problematic situation of Lithuanian and European Holocaust history revisionism.

Jun 13, 20161 hr 25 min

Iran, Israel, and the Middle East after the War in Gaza

Speaker: Dr. David Menashri Affiliation: Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University; Senior Research Fellow, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies and the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University Title: "Iran, Israel and the Middle East after the War in Gaza" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: November 29, 2012 Description: Dr. ...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 32 min

Muslim Antisemitism: A Litmus Test for the West (Part 1)

Speaker: Dr. Neil Kressel Affiliation: Department of Psychology, William Paterson University Title: "Muslim Antisemitism: A Litmus Test for the West (Part 1)" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: February 14, 2013 Description: Neil Kressel documents the dangerous and growing epidemic of anti-Jewish bigotry in many parts of the Muslim world. Kressel argues t...

Jun 13, 201645 min

Jewish Theological Implications of the New Antisemitism

Speaker: Yossi Klein Halevi Affiliation: Israeli author and journalist Title: “Jewish Theological Implications 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 2, 2009 Description: Yossi Klein Halevi explains that there are two forms of antisemitism. The first, he says, is unremarkable and is the fear or dislike of the "other." The seco...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 46 min

Shifting Faces of Antisemitism in Turkey

Speaker: Corinna Guttstadt Affiliation: Research Fellow, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC Title: "Shifting Faces of Antisemitism in Turkey" 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 31, 2009 Description: Corinna Guttstadt speaks about the shifting faces of antisemitism in Turkey.

Jun 13, 20161 hr 28 min

The Islamist Challenge to America, anti-Americanism, and Antisemitism

Speaker: Dr. Bassam Tibi Affiliation: Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of Goettingen Title: "The Islamist Challenge to America, anti-Americanism, and 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 1, 2009 Description: Dr. Bassam Tibi speaks about the difference between Islam and Islamism, as well as the challenge of Isla...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 29 min

Impact of the Arab Spring on Antisemitism in the Arab and Muslim World

Speaker: Yigal Carmon Affiliation: Founder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Title: "The Impact of the Arab Spring on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial in the Arab and Muslim World" Location: McGill University, Montreal, Canada Date: March 12, 2013 Description: Yigal Carmon discusses Arab antisemitism and notes that Arab leaders frequently demonize the Jewish people, deny and distort the facts of the Holocaust, and urge their people “to complete the job”.

Jun 13, 20161 hr 26 min

Continuity and Change in the Arab Holocaust Discourse

Speaker: Esther Webman Affiliation: Acting Director, The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism & Racism, Tel Aviv University Title: "Continuity and Change in the Arab Holocaust Discourse" 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 23, 2009 Description: Esther Webman speaks about continuity and change in the Arab Holocaust d...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 32 min

The New Antisemitism: Reflections After a Decade on the Front Lines

Speaker: Dr. Phyllis Chesler Affiliation: Writer, psychotherapist, and Professor Emerita of Psychology at City University of New York Title: "The New Anti-Semitism: Reflections After A Decade on the Front Lines" Location: Fordham University, New York Date: February 28, 2013 Description: Dr. Phyllis Chesler discusses her personal struggle to promote awareness of global antisemitism within Western academia.

Jun 13, 20161 hr 29 min

Muslim Antisemitism: A Litmus Test for the West (Part 2)

Speaker: Dr. Neil Kressel Affiliation: Department of Psychology, William Paterson University Title: "Muslim Antisemitism: A Litmus Test for the West (Part 2)" Convener: Dr. Charles Asher Small, Founder and Executive Director, Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Location: Fordham University, New York Date: February 14, 2013 Description: Neil Kressel documents the dangerous and growing epidemic of anti-Jewish bigotry in many parts of the Muslim world. Kressel argues t...

Jun 13, 201651 min

Leo Strauss as a Jewish Thinker

Speaker: Dr. Steven Smith Affiliation: Department of Political Science, Yale University Title: "Leo Strauss as a Jewish Thinker" Convener: 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: February 28, 2008 Description: Dr. Steven Smith speaks about Leo Strauss as a Jewish thinker and examines Strauss’s views on religion as well as his thought on philosophical and pol...

Jun 13, 20162 hr 1 min

Is it 1939? Assessing the State of World Jewry

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 ...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 33 min

Naked Emperor and the First Blood Libel Of The 21st Century: The Al Durah Affair

Speaker: Dr. Richard Landes Affiliation: Department of History, Boston University Title: "The Naked Emperor and the First Blood Libel of the 21st Century: The Al Durah Affair and the Dysfunctions of the Mainstream Media" 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: September 25, 2008 Description: Professor Richard Landes speaks about the Al Durah Affair as being ...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 36 min

Playing the ‘Nazi-card’: Antisemitic Discourse Against Israel

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 antisemitis...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 30 min

Growing Fears, Mixed Experiences, and Weak Hopes: The Fight Against Antisemitism is Still Necessary

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 Ge...

Jun 13, 201658 min

The Academic and Public Debate over the Meaning of the ‘New Antisemitism

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 ...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 30 min

The Demoralisation of Britain: Moral Relativism, the Church of England and the Jews

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 bec...

Jun 13, 20161 hr 36 min
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