Varieties of “Jewish Antisemitism”

Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Levin Affiliation: Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Title: Varieties of “Jewish 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: November 8, 2007 Description: Dr. Kenneth Levin speaks about varieties of “Jewish Antisemitism” and why individuals from a particular religious, national, or ethnic group would act out against their own communities. He notes that this is hardly a phenomenon that occurs solely among Jews. He notes that denigration of one's community, while embracing another, can have an allure driven by psychological dynamics and is particularly common among communities under siege or constant attack.