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 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.