“Fifty Years Since UN Resolution 3379: Examining the Negation of Jewish Identity and Peoplehood in Public and Institutional Discourse”

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Location: Woolf Institute, Cambridge, UK (and online)

Time: 2:00 – 4:00pm GMT

On November 10th, 1975, during former-Nazi Kurt Waldheim’s tenure as UN Secretary-General, the UN passed the resolution that Zionism is a form of racism. This seminar offers perspectives on how one of the critical aspects of antisemitism(s) has been external definitions of Jewish identity, extending into the extreme determination of national identity as moral injury. While the resolution was revoked in 1991, Dr. Charles Asher Small, D.Phil (Oxon) will analyse how the many manifestations of antisemitism(s) in the contemporary context normalise the denial and erasure ofJewish identity, peoplehood, and belonging. Dr. Daniel Allington will critique the Eurocentric character of much discourse on antisemitism(s) and examine the distinction between Judeophobic and antizionist antisemitism. Drawing on published literature and data, Dr. Allington will describe constructions and adaptations of European antisemitic views in Islamist thought adding another layer to contemporary antisemitic narratives.

Dr. Charles Asher Small, DPhil (Oxon): Founding Director and President of ISGAP, and Director of the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Fellowship Training Programme in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination, and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, UK, and Research Fellow at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University.

Dr. Daniel Allington: Reader in Social Analytics, King’s College, London; Senior Associate Fellow, Counter Extremism Group; Deputy Editor, Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism.

Dr. Linda Blanshay, ISGAP Chief of Staff (moderator)

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Elie Wiesel’s Legacy and Impact for Today: Four Part Seminar Series: Memory, Faith, Protest, and Silence

Explore Elie Wiesel’s wisdom for our times. The series revolves around four themes central in his life’s work. Registrants will also receive a link to a video of Elie Wiesel teaching about each theme, in his own classroom.

(International Holocaust Memorial Day)
January 27, 2026: MEMORY
Film Screening: Soul on Fire: Elie Wiesel’s Enduring Legacy for Today
Discussant: Dr. Charles Asher Small 
Presentation by: Dr. Avraham Rosen 
Dr. Alan Rosen, student and scholar of Elie Wiesel for almost 40 years, and curator of his lectures, will elaborate on film content and guide us through the extensive texts and enduring words of Elie Wiesel.    

Location: Woolf Institute, in-person
with post-film discussion, live streamed (TBA)
4:00-7:00PM GMT | 11:00AM-2:00PM EST
 
February 3: FAITH
“Faith at the Intersection of Hope and Desperation”
Discussant: Dr. Avraham Rose 
Paper by: Dr. David Patterson 
Zoom (register here)
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST

February 10: PROTEST
“Speaking Truth to Power”
Discussant: Dr. David Patterson
Presentation by: Dr. Avraham Rose 
Zoom (register here)
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST

February 17: SILENCE
“Night and the Rise of Survivor Testimony in Holocaust Discourse”
Discussant: Dr. Avraham Rose 
Paper by: Dr. Steve Samols
Zoom (register here)
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST
 
Dr. Charles Asher Small, DPhil (Oxon): Founding Director and President of ISGAP, and Director of the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Fellowship Training Programme in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination, and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, UK, and Research Fellow at St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge.
Dr. Avraham Rosen: Director of Publishing, Archive Coordinator, Elie Wiesel Foundation; Project Scholar for the Wiesel Living Archive, 92Y. Dr. Rosen earned his Ph.D. in literature and religion at Boston University where he studied under the supervision of renowned Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel.
Professor David Patterson: ISGAP Faculty; Hillel Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, US
Dr. Steven Samols: Postdoctoral Fellow, ISGAP-Woolf Institute Programme for Critical Antisemitism Studies; Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow, University College London’s Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
 
 
February 25: “The Resurgence of Global Antisemitism and its Geopolitical Implications for the US and the West”
Chair: Professor Brendan Simms 
Presentation by: David Harris
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST
In-person (Register here)

Antisemitism has often been described as history’s ‘oldest hatred,’ and it has recently surged across the globe. In the past, attacks on the Jews and geopolitics have interacted in violent wars, for example during the Nazi Holocaust. Today, antisemitism is both a driver of, and driven by, geopolitics. To analyse how this works and what it means for us all, the Centre for Geopolitics joins with the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) to invite David Harris, one of the world’s experts on Jew-hatred, to speak to his new book, published by Oxford University Press, on the subject.

This event will be followed by a drinks reception.
Link to register: https://www.cfg.cam.ac.uk/events/antisemitism-a-discussion-with-david-harris/

 
David Harris: Executive Vice Chair of ISGAP, former Executive Director of American Jewish Committee (AJC). Educated at the University of Pennsylvania and London School of Economics, he has been a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University and Oxford University.
Professor Brendan Simms: Founder and Director of the Center for Geopolitics; Professor of the History of International Relations, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
 
 
February 26: “Rising Global Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know”
Discussants: Lord Ian Austin of Dudley and David Harris
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST
Location: UK Parliament
 
ISGAP is honoured that the Lord Austin will be hosting David Harris, Executive Vice Chair of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy for a discussion about his new book Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs to Know. The book explores the resurgence of antisemitism in the 21st century and is written in a question-and-answer format making it an accessible tool for all readers and a key resource for anyone committed to combatting antisemitism.
 
David Harris: Executive Vice Chair of ISGAP, former Executive Director of American Jewish Committee (AJC). Educated at the University of Pennsylvania and London School of Economics, he has been a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University and Oxford University.
Lord Ian Austin of Dudley: House of Lords; former Member of Parliament for Dudley North, UK; former Political Advisor to Prime Minister Gordon Brown
 
 
March 12: “Early Media Forms that Reframed and Humanized Jewish Refugee Experiences to Shape World Opinion of Jews and Israel (1935-1948)”
Discussant: Dr. Yaron Peleg
Paper by: Dr. Steve Samols
Location: Woolf Institute (register here)
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST
 
Professor Yaron Peleg: Kennedy Leigh Professor of Modern Hebrew Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge
Dr. Steven Samols: Postdoctoral Fellow, ISGAP-Woolf Institute Programme for Critical Antisemitism Studies; Rothschild Postdoctoral Fellow, University College London’s Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
 
 
March 17: “Transcending Antisemitism and Hate: A Jewish Perspective on Integrating Phenomenology, Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Somatic Practices for Personal and Societal Freedom”
Presentation by: Dr. Hillel Braude
Location: Woolf Institute (register here), live stream (register here)
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST
 
Dr. Hillel Braude, MBBCh: Integrative Medicine Doctor and Somatic Practitioner, Expert Feldenkrais Method Somatic Education Practitioner, and Neuroethicist
 
 
May 5: “Packing for an Unknown Destination: Possession and Dispossession in the Holocaust”
Paper by: Dr. Zoe Waxman
Location: Woolf Institute (register here)
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST
 
Dr. Zoe Waxman: Professor of Holocaust Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford
 
 
May 20: “Making the Invisible Visible: Exploring Contemporary Antisemitic Experiences on College Campuses through Racial Microaggressions Theory”
Co-presenters: Dr. Caryn Block, Yael Silverstein
Location: Woolf Institute (register here), live stream (register here)
4:30-6:00PM GMT | 11:30AM-1:00PM EST

Antisemitism today is often experienced not only through discrete incidents, but as a persistent psychological climate that shapes how Jewish individuals understand themselves and their social worlds. In this talk, Caryn Block and Yael Silverstein present findings from their ongoing research on contemporary antisemitic experiences, including the development and validation of a new psychometric measure designed to capture everyday exposure to antisemitism.

The talk examines how exposure to contemporary antisemitism is associated with mental health and well-being, sense of belonging, and indicators of post traumatic growth, which refers to positive psychological changes that can emerge through meaning making and adaptation in the context of sustained adversity. The presentation concludes with implications for future research, institutional leadership, and philanthropic investment in evidence-based responses to antisemitism, as well as reflections on the role of universities and research centers in advancing rigorous, interdisciplinary scholarship in this area.

Dr. Caryn Block: Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York; ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute Alum
Yael Silverstein: Doctoral candidate in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University; UJA -CSA Applied Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Antisemitism at NYU; incoming ISGAP Research Fellow

 

 

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