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The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism
and Racism
The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism sponsors academic research on antisemitism and related topics. The Institute provides a forum for scholars to explore the history of racism and antisemitism, as well as their social, institutional and cultural settings. We are committed to public facing scholarship and seek to make the findings of advanced academic research accessible to the general public.
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Past Events
May 25, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – May 26, 2026, 1:00 p.m.University of Toronto, 27 King's College Cir, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, CanadaThis is a closed academic workshop dedicated to investigating the potential empirical and conceptual links between the contemporary rise of antisemitism and the decline of democratic institutions.
Mar 16, 2026, 9:00 a.m.NYU Berlin, Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin, GermanyIn recent years, antisemitism has emerged as the test case for negotiating the extent of civil rights protection and the bounds of free speech in an era of intense political polarization.
Jan 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m.Cymbalista Jewish Heritage Center, Chaim Levanon St 55, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6997801, IsraelYou are cordially invited to a roundtable discussion to celebrate the publication of a new edition of Krisis und Entscheidung (Crisis and Decision), Jacob Klatzkin’s seminal work.
Jan 21, 2026, 7:00 p.m.Cymbalista Center, Chaim Levanon St 55, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6997801, IsraelYou are invited to a panel discussion that will explore the historical and political contexts for understanding today’s antisemitism crises. Leading experts on Europe and North America will discuss the ideological frameworks that have shaped contemporary debate.
Jan 07, 2026, 6:00 p.m.Gilman Building, Room 281, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelJoin us for a conversation with Professor Pamela Nadell about American antisemitism, past and present. Prof. Nadell is the author of Antisemitism, An American Tradition, which the Wall Street Journal included on its “10 Books to Read: The Best Reviews of October" list.
Mar 26, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Reading Allenby (Allenby Street 43), Allenby St 43, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6332517, IsraelFrom esteemed journalist Joshua Leifer, a definitive look at the history and future of the American Jewish community at a moment when the familiar pillars of Jewish identity have started to collapse.
Jan 15, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Gilman Building, Room 282, Chaim Levanon St 55, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6997801, IsraelFranklin Foer, Atlantic Monthly, in a lecture and seminar with graduate students about the Biden administration Middle East foreign policy.
Jan 14, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Cymbalista Auditorium, Chaim Levanon St 55, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6997801, IsraelAnti-Semitism on the right and the left threatens to bring to a close an unprecedented period of safety and prosperity for Jewish Americans—and demolish the liberal order they helped establish.
Dec 16, 2024, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Room 527 Naftali Building, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6997801, IsraelSimon Rabinovitch will present his groundbreaking new book, Sovereignty and Religious Freedom, A Jewish History, which illuminates the surprising ways that collective and individual rights have intersected within modern Jewish politics.
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