Tag: David Patterson

Word, Blood, Redemption: The Essence of Antisemitism

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16 Mar., “Word, Blood, Redemption: The Essence of Antisemitism” Professor David Patterson, Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Dallas at Texas, United States Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Time Join ISGAP’s 2020-2021 research fellow seminar series. Click here to register for the webinar. After […]

Antisemitism Then and Now – Online Course

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Led by Professor David Patterson, this four-part course will examine the millennial phenomenon of what has been deemed “the longest hatred”: Antisemitism.  Exploring the history, causes, and essence of Jew hatred, the course delves into its philosophical, theological, ideological, political, and social aspects.  The ultimate aim of the course is to arrive at a deeper […]

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 […]

ISGAP Digital Research Center Course with Professor David Patterson

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Taught by Professor David Patterson, the Hillel A. Feinberg Distinguished Chair at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, this four-part course will examine the millennial phenomenon of what has been deemed “the longest hatred”: Antisemitism.  Exploring the history, causes, and essence of Jew-hatred, the course delves into its philosophical, theological, […]

Antisemitism: The Revival of an Ancient Hatred

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Numerous watchdog groups, both in the U.S. and abroad, have followed the dramatic rise in antisemitism.  Among them are the Louis Brandeis Center, the Anti-Defamation League, the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), the Amcha Initiative, the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), Great Britain’s Community […]

Dr. Shay Pilnik and Professor David Patterson: 2020 ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute

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“Memory Without Memories: The Story of Babi Yar” Dr. Shay Pilnik, Director, Emil and Jenny A. Fish Holocaust and Genocide Studies Center, Yeshiva University “Antisemitism from Hitler to Hamas” Professor David Patterson, Hillel Feinberg Chair in Holocaust Studies, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas 2020 ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute Date: Monday, September […]

Special ISGAP Report: The Threat to Academic Freedom from National Students for Justice in Palestine

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National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and the Promotion of Hate and Antisemitism on the University Campus: The Threat to Academic Freedom Report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director, ISGAP, Visiting Scholar, St. Antony’s College, Oxford Professor David Patterson, University of Texas […]

Day Two Highlights: 2020 ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute

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Dr. Joël Kotek, Free University of Brussels (ULB) and The Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris “The Myth of Judas as the Origin of Modern Antisemitism” This presentation will aim to demonstrate that the very antisemitism that holds Jews responsible for the woes of the world was born in the Middle Ages. Furthermore, that the myth […]

Is Corona-Inspired Antisemitism a New Phenomenon?

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June 8, “Is Corona-Inspired Antisemitism a New Phenomenon?” Professor Dina Porat, Head of the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry, Tel Aviv University; Chief Historian of Yad Vashem Chair Professor David Patterson, Hillel Feinberg Chair in Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas Zoom Webinar Date: Monday, June 8, 2020

ISGAP Digital Seminar Series: Best of the Archives

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Given ISGAP’s commitment to digitizing our research and seminars, starting in March 2020, ISGAP will release one of its leading seminar series videos from our vast archive every Friday. In this period of uncertainty, this weekly feature will serve as an important reminder of the origins of the contemporary challenges we all face in battling […]