NEW YORK, May 8, 2024 – Amid a sweeping rise of antisemitism on campuses across the country, Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), today addressed a closed-door briefing held by the United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability on the rise of antisemitism at US universities.
Chaired by Congressman James Comer, the Committee heard briefings on “The Origins and Implications of Rising Antisemitism in Higher Education” from both Dr. Small and Prof. David Bernstein from George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. At the end of the two-hour briefing, Chairman Comer thanked Dr. Small and Prof. Bernstein for the new insights they presented on the scourge of antisemitism in universities.
Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), said following the briefing, “It was an honor to be able to present in front of the Committee and I am grateful to Chairman Comer, Congressman Raskin and the committee members for taking time to hear me. I am particularly grateful to the committee members for taking issues of antisemitism sweeping through the country in a serious manner.”
Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy and Representative James Comer in the Congressman Elijah Cummings Committee hearing room at the United States House of Representatives, May 7, 2024. (Credit: ISGAP)