June 10, 2016 AAA Boycott Fails; LDB Lawsuit Credited The Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement against Israel took a big blow earlier this week when the American Anthropological Association (AAA) narrowly rejected a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions (2,423 against; 2,384 in favor). This BDS failure was remarkable in light of the overwhelming support that it had enjoyed just […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
June 9, 2016 Upcoming Workshop: Blood Libels- From the Middle Ages to the Modern World Our colleagues at the the Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism, in Birkbeck, University of London have alerted us to an upcoming workshop they are hosting on the topic of Blood Libels. The free workshop will address how blood has been utilized as a differentiator between Jews and Non-Jews for centuries and how it continues […] Blog
June 7, 2016 We Support Milan Chatterjee You might remember reading about Milan Chatterjee, the President of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) at UCLA, who came under fire last November for his decision, and that of his GSA cabinet, to remain neutral on the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Against Israel Movement. Following this decision, Mr. Chatterjee faced months of harassment (largely […] Anti-Zionism Blog
June 1, 2016 Upcoming Scholarly Periodical – Antisemitism Studies We have more exciting news for our readers! The Canadian Institute for the Study of Anti-Semitism (CISA) and Indiana University Press has announced that they are releasing a new scholarly periodical Antisemitism Studies in April 2017. Antisemitism Studies will join The Journal for the Study of Anti-Semitism and the Journal of Contemporary European Antisemitism in rounding out the field […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
June 1, 2016 IHRA Adopts Definition of Anti-Semitism Last week, on May 26, 2016, the 31 member nations of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), under Romanian Chairmanship, officially adopted the “IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.” This important decision has made the IHRA the first international body to formally adopt such a definition. Anti-Semitism is on the rise not only in Europe or the […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 31, 2016 Invitation to ‘Protecting and Offending Jews: Speech, Law and Policy’ Symposium in London Our friends at the Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism – Birkbeck, in partnership with the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism, will host a symposium entitled ‘Protecting and Offending Jews: Speech, Law and Policy’ on June 28. The event take place from noon to 4 pm in the Jubilee Room, Westminster Hall, House of Commons, London. The symposium […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation
May 31, 2016 Farhud: Never Forget The “Farhud,” Arabic for “violent dispossession,” was a pro-Nazi massacre against Baghdad Jewry that took place from June 1-2, 1941 – coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. This terrible tragedy resulted in the death of hundreds of Sephardi Jews, marked the first step in ending 27 centuries of peaceful Jewish existence in Iraq and Mesopotamia, […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 27, 2016 Call for Papers for the Journal of Contemporary European Antisemitism Our colleagues at the Academic Studies Press have recently announced a Call For Papers for the new issue of The Journal of Contemporary European Antisemitism (JCEA), set to publish in spring 2017. Lesley Klaff, senior lecturer of law at Sheffield Hallam University, serves as an editor for JCEA and is also a member of LDB’s Academic […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 23, 2016 Upcoming Conference in Berlin on Anti-Semitism in Europe Today Our friends at Indiana University have alerted us to a conference on “The New Unease: Antisemitism in Europe Today – Variations, Impact, Counter-Strategies,” which will be held in Berlin, Germany on July 7. The event is sponsored in cooperation with The Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (ISCA) at Indiana University, Indiana University Europe Gateway, the Moses Mendelssohn Center (MMZ) […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
May 23, 2016 The Institute for Law and Policy Summer Program for Lawyers and Law Students LDB is pleased to once again partner with our friends at The Israel Forever Foundation in co-sponsoring the upcoming Institute for Law and Policy Summer Program for International Students and Attorneys, hosted by The Hebrew University at Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem. The program will span three weeks from June 27 to July 14, and will offer timely and informative […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog Litigation