Berlin Anti-Anti-Semitism Center Publishes New Research

Clemens Heni

Clemens Heni

The Berlin International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (BICSA), headed by German political scientist Clemens Heni, has just issued its first newsletter.  It is available on the internet, and it consists of several articles that may be of interest to Brandeis Center readers.  An article by Ron Jontof-Hutter addresses the abuse of the South African “apartheid” term to vilify Israel.  Dr. Elena Zaharieva’s article describes current trends in antisemitism in Bulgaria and features an analysis of the Bulgarian Center for Global and Middle East Studies (MESBG).  Prof. Gerald Steinberg discusses NGOs and antisemitism, a topic on which he is an internationally recognized authority.  Finally, Heni himself addresses a new book by a member of European Parliament “Deconstructing Zionism,” co-edited by Gianni Vattimo, an Italian philosopher. 

BICSA encourages scholars, authors, students and others to send them exclusive comments, Op-Eds, articles or scholarly working papers for publication in its newsletter. Heni intends to have newsletters in both English and German. They project that their next newsletter will be available by the end of February will be in German, including a long working paper on Critical Theory, Judith Butler, binationalism and Zionism, reviews and other pieces.  Contact BISCA here if you are interested in publishing with them.