In the year since the vicious antisemitic attack on a synagogue in Poway, California, the surge in antisemitism has continued worldwide. Some have preyed on the isolation, fear, and economic insecurity brought on by the coronavirus to scapegoat Jews and minorities. Join our experts live on Facebook as they discuss antisemitism here and now and learn how we can respond to it as individuals and as a society.
Participants:
Lisa Leff, Director of our Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies
Historian and Professor Deborah Lipstadt, whose real life experience battling a Holocaust denier in court was depicted in the 2016 film, Denial. She is the author of "Antisemitism: Here and Now" and "Denial" and is the Ina Levine Invitational Scholar at our Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies.
FAcebook Live event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/233327138080270/