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 that hatred for the Jews as a whole emanates, in part, due to the fact that the Jewish people exist despite all odds, complexities, and catastrophes.