Understanding the Challenge of Iran Conference – Panel 2

Understanding the Challenge of Iran Conference – Panel 2 Date April 30, 2008 The Regime – Ideology, Politics & International Terror Video Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director for Research at The Washington Institute for Near Policy in Washington, DC. – “Why Does Iran Want A Nuclear Weapon?” Michael Rubin, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, […]
Understanding the Challenge of Iran Conference – Panel 1

Understanding the Challenge of Iran Conference – Panel 1 Date April 30, 2008 The Iranian Regime and Human Rights Video Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi, Professor of Urban Planning & Policy Development and Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at Rutgers University – “Iran’s Power Structure and Implications for Democratic Change” Mehrangiz Kar, Iranian […]
Roni Stauber – “The Academic and Public Debate over the Meaning of the ‘New Antisemitism'”

Lecture: The Academic and Public Debate over the Meaning of the “New Antisemitism” Speaker: Professor Roni Stauber, Tel Aviv University Date: April 24, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series
Gert Weisskirchen – “Growing Fears, Mixed Experiences, Weak Hopes, the Fight Against Antisemitism is still Necessary”

Lecture: Growing Fears, Mixed Experiences, Weak Hopes, the Fight Against Antisemitism is still Necessary Speaker: Professor Gert Weisskirchen, Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE on Combating Antisemitism, Spokesman on Foreign Affairs for the SPD Group OSCE Date: April 17, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series
Abraham Foxman – “The Deadliest Lies: Conspiracy Theories about Jews”

Title: The Deadliest Lies: Conspiracy Theories about Jews Speaker: Abraham Foxman, National Director, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Date: April 16, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series
Patrick Weil – “Dreyfus, Vichy, de Gaulle, Chirac: Reflections on the French-Jewish Malaise”

Lecture: Dreyfus, Vichy, de Gaulle, Chirac: Reflections on the French-Jewish Malaise Speaker: Professor Patrick Weil, Centre d’histoire sociale du siècle, Universite de Paris 2 Date: April 3, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series
David Cesarani – “Muslims are not the new Jews: Comparing Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Britain and Europe”

Lecture: Muslims are not the new Jews: Comparing Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Britain and Europe Speaker: Professor David Cesarani, History Department, Royal Holloway, University of London Date: March 27, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series
David Harris – “Global Challenges for Jewish Diplomacy”

Lecture: Global Challenges for Jewish Diplomacy Speaker: David Harris, Executive Director, American Jewish Committee Date: March 26, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series
András Gero – “Antisemitic Discourse in Hungary Following the Collapse of Communism”

Lecture: Antisemitic Discourse in Hungary Following the Collapse of Communism Speaker: Professor András Gero, Central European University, Dept. of History Date: March 6, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series
Michel Wieviorka – “Why it is so Difficult to Research Antisemitism” (Part 2)

Lecture: “Why it is so Difficult to Research Antisemitism” – Part 2 Speaker: Professor Michel Wieviorka, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention (CADIS), President of the International Sociological Association Date: March 3, 2008 YIISA/ISGAP Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective Seminar Series