Daniel Tsadik, Jacob Lassner, Meir Litvak – “Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity”

YIISA/IASA “Global Antisemitism: A Crisis of Modernity” Conference

Panel: “Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity”
Speakers:
CHAIR: Dr. Risa Sodi, Director, Language Program, Italian Language and Literature, Yale University

Professor Daniel Tsadik, Yeshiva University
– “Iran and Antisemitism: Some Historical Notes”

Professor Jacob Lassner, Northwestern University
– “The Roots of Modern Muslim Antisemitism: Jews and the Traditional Concept of Tolerance in Islam”

Professor Meir Litvak, Director, Center for Iranian Studies, Tel Aviv University
– “Antisemitism in Iran: Continuities and Changes”

Date: Monday, August 23, 2010

Location: Yale University

YIISA/ISGAP Past Conference