Tag: African Diaspora

ISGAP Conference: Contemporary Jewry in Sub-Saharan Africa Symposium, The Voices of Jewish-African Leaders

https://isgap.org/event/2022/03/isgap-conference-contemporary-jewry-in-sub-saharan-africa-symposium-the-voices-of-jewish-african-leaders/

On 11 April 2022 at 10 AM EDT / 11 PM BST / 1 PM IDT TO REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE CLICK HERE Throughout much of Africa, during the past fifty years, there has been a re-emergence of ancient Jewish communities, and a surge of new Jewish communities, both with increasing populations. These communities, and their […]

Jewish and African American Relations in a Time of Rising Racism and Antisemitism

https://isgap.org/media/2021/02/jewish-and-african-american-relations-in-a-time-of-rising-racism-and-antisemitism/

25 Feb., “Jewish and African American Relations in a Time of Rising Racism and Antisemitism” Special Event in Honor of Black History Month Keynote Speaker: Natan Sharansky, Chair, ISGAP Panelists Dr. Shari Rogers, Former Southeast Area Director, American Jewish Committee Sherry Frank, Former Southeast Area Director, American Jewish Committee Professor Sunni Ali, Assistant Professor of Educational Inquiry and […]

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Legacy Lost?

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            Each year, on the third Monday of January, Americans celebrate the life and the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.  It is a day of remembrance and observance, of zakhor and shamor, as it is written in the Hebrew Scriptures that he so frequently invoked.  These are very powerful words.  Zakhor is far more […]

Professor Ansel Brown, “Common Bonds and Experiences of African and Jewish Communities”, 2020 ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute

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Professor Ansel Brown, Assistant Clinical Professor of Political Science, Director, University Honors Program, North Carolina Central University “Common Bonds and Experiences of African and Jewish Communities” The familiar journey of Africa and Israel is one of close kinship, shared history, common adversities, and resemblant triumphs. Both Africa and Israel have historically experienced enslavement, colonization, exile, […]

ISGAP Suspends All Operations for 48 Hours in Solidarity with the African American Community

https://isgap.org/post/2020/09/isgap-suspends-all-operations-for-48-hours-in-solidarity-with-the-african-american-community/

ISGAP Statement The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) is an international academic institute dedicated to scholarly research into the origins, processes, and manifestations of global antisemitism and of other forms of prejudice, including racism. Given recent manifestations of racism and police brutality, as well as growing antisemitism, racism and xenophobia […]

Common Bonds of the African and Jewish Peoples – Oxford 2019

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Common Bonds of the African and Jewish Peoples Professor Ansel Brown, Assistant Clinical Professor of Political Science, Director, University Honors Program, North Carolina Central University Dr. Kevin D. Rome, President, Fisk University Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director, ISGAP Noah Shufutinsky, The George Washington University, Elie Wiesel – Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar ISGAP-Oxford Summer […]