The ISGAP Papers: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective, Volume Two

The "Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective" seminar series of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) continues to generate a steady flow of high-quality presentations and papers on a wide range of topics relating to antisemitism. Between 2012 and 2014, ISGAP hosted seminars at Harvard University, McGill University, Columbia University Law School, Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus in New York, the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, the University of Miami, Sapienza University (Rome), and other academic institutions. The present volume - a worthy follow-up to The Yale Papers: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective (2015) - contains a selection of papers presented during this period. Like the seminars on which they are based, these papers cover topics that have profound implications for our understanding of contemporary antisemitism, its impact on Jews and non-Jews, and our efforts to combat this irrational yet enduring prejudice.

Table of contents:

Introduction, Charles Asher Small; The Roots and Themes of Turkish Antisemitism, Rıfat Bali; The Roots and Current Implications of Iranian Antisemitism, Matthias Küntzel; Antisemitism in the Public and Private Discourse of Hezbollah, Matthew Levitt with Kelsey Segawa; Arab and Muslim Antisemitism: Reconsideration, Reflection, and Some Propositions, Salim Mansur; Radical Islamism and the Arab Upheaval, Meir Litvak; Antisemitism among Muslims in Europe, Günther Jikeli; Muslim Antisemitism: A Litmus Test for the West, Neil J. Kressel; The Thinking Class and the Middle East: Pride and Prejudice vs. Intelligence, Michael Widlanski; Free Speech and Antisemitism: Comparative Approaches to Antisemitic Speech in the United States and Europe, Alexander Tsesis; Antisemitism, Higher Education, and the Law, Kenneth L. Marcus; The Swastika as a Symbol of Happiness: Polish Judges and Prosecutors in Antisemitic and Racist Hate Cases, Aleksandra Gliszczynska-Grabias; The Forgotten Nuremberg Hate Speech Case: Otto Dietrich and the Future of Persecution Law, Gregory S. Gordon; Misunderstanding of the Phenomenon of Antisemitism in Some Recent Influential Studies on the Holocaust, Dan Michman.

Dr. Charles Asher Small is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). He is also a Visiting Professor at Tel Aviv University's Moshe Dayan Centre for Middle Eastern and African Studies and was a Koret Distinguished Scholar at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Charles holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from McGill University, Montreal; an M.Sc. in Urban Development Planning in Economics from the Development Planning Unit (DPU) of University College London; and a Doctorate of Philosophy (D.Phil) from St. Antony’s College, Oxford.

Charles was the founding Director of the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA), the first interdisciplinary research center on antisemitism at a North American university. At Yale he taught in the Political Science Department and the Program on Ethics, Politics and Economics, and ran a post-doctorate and graduate studies fellowship program at YIISA. He was also an Associate Professor and the Director of Urban Studies at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), as well as an Assistant Professor at Tel Aviv University in the Department of Geography. He has lectured internationally and worked as a consultant and policy advisor in North America, Europe, Southern Africa, and the Middle East. Charles specializes in social and cultural theory, globalization and national identity, socio-cultural policy, and racism(s) – including antisemitism.