Recent news reports suggest that anti-Semitism on college campuses is skyrocketing and Jewish students are cowering in fear. But how can we separate reality from hysteria? Using the most up-to-date data, we will explore the following questions:
What does campus anti-Semitism look like and who are its perpetrators?
How many Jewish students are affected by anti-Jewish hostility and at which schools is the problem most severe?
What kinds of strategies have been used to address campus anti-Semitism and how effective have they been?
What lessons can campus anti-Semitism teach us about the broader challenges facing the Jewish community and how we can overcome them?
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin is cofounder and director of AMCHA Initiative, a non-profit organization that investigates, documents and combats anti-Semitism at institutions of higher education in America. She was a faculty member in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of California... Read More →
Sunday June 25, 2017 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
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