Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity

Title: "Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity" Topics, Speakers and Affiliations: Topic: "Iran and Antisemitism: Some Historical Notes" Speaker: Dr. Daniel Tsadik Affiliation: Associate Professor of Sephardic and Iranian Studies, Yeshiva University Topic: "The Roots of Modern Muslim Antisemitism: Jews and the Traditional Concept of Tolerance in Islam" Speaker: Dr. Jacob Lassner Affiliation: Professor Emeritus of Jewish Civilization in the departments of History and Religion, Northwestern University Topic: "Antisemitism in Iran: Continuities and Changes" Speaker: Dr. Meir Litvak Affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Middle Eastern History; Director, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies, Tel-Aviv University Convener: Dr. Risa Sodi, Director, Language Program, Italian Language and Literature, Yale University Location: Yale University, New Haven, CT Date: August 23, 2010 Description: In this session, part of the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA)/ International Association for the Study of Antisemitism (IASA)Inaugural "Global Antisemitism: A Crisis of Modernity" Conference (August 23-25, 2010), speakers discuss topics such as antisemitism in Iran and the roots of modern Muslim antisemitism.