{"id":10304,"date":"2018-09-07T20:17:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T20:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/?p=10304"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T18:38:22","slug":"swarthmore-to-host-symposium-on-resisting-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/2018\/09\/07\/swarthmore-to-host-symposium-on-resisting-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Swarthmore to Host Symposium on Resisting Anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The event will discuss anti-Semitism and its successful opposition, both past and present.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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From\u00a0News and Events:<\/em>\u00a0https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/news-events\/swarthmore-to-host-symposium-resisting-anti-semitism<\/a><\/p>\n

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On Sunday,\u00a0Sept. 16, Swarthmore College will host a landmark symposium,\u00a0\u201cResisting Anti-Semitism: Past and Present, Local and Global,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0which will seriously engage with the topic of anti-Semitism\u2014the forms it has taken and the ways it has been successfully opposed, past and present. The event, which begins at 9 a.m. at Lang Performing Arts Center and is free and open to the public, will feature moderated discussions among scholars from around the world and\u00a0a keynote address by\u00a0Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of the symposium is to give participants a deeper understanding of this form of prejudice and violence, an enhanced commitment to opposing it, and a strengthened ability to do so,\u201d says Assistant Professor of Peace & Conflict Studies\u00a0Sa\u2019ed Atshan \u201906<\/a>, co-organizer of the event. \u201cWe will face head-on the disturbing history and present-day reality of anti-Semitism in the United States, Europe, and the broader Middle East\/North Africa region, and will also highlight the hope embodied in the struggle against anti-Semitism, which has existed as long as anti-Semitism itself.\u201c<\/p>\n

Also co-organized by Rabbi Michael Ramberg of the\u00a0Interfaith Center<\/a>\u00a0and the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the daylong symposium will bring together academics, rabbis, activists, and artists, among others, with expertise in three regions\u2014North America, Europe, and the Middle East\/North Africa\u2014to engage in conversation with one another and the Swarthmore community. Enriched by diverse perspectives from the distinguished panelists, symposium participants will gain a deeper understanding of the form of prejudice and violence, an enhanced commitment to opposing it, and a strengthened ability to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs so many forces are trying to drive a wedge between Jewish and Palestinian communities, we hope that by co-organizing this conference, we\u2014a Jewish American and a Palestinian Quaker\u2014can further demonstrate the beauty and power of collegiality, friendship, community-building, and solidarity,\u201d says Ramberg.<\/p>\n

The 10 panelists include academics from institutions in the U.S. and Israel;\u00a0rabbis from North America and Europe;\u00a0activists from around the U.S.;\u00a0and Andr\u00e9\u00a0Aciman, author of\u00a0Call Me By Your Name<\/em>, who will discuss his experience growing up Jewish in Egypt. Keynote speaker\u00a0Kleinbaum has played a pivotal role in efforts to combat both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as the lead rabbi of Congregation Beit\u00a0Simchat Torah in New York, the largest LGBTQ synagogue community in the world.<\/p>\n

This event is sponsored by the Swarthmore College\u00a0Peace and Conflict Studies Program<\/a>, the\u00a0Andrew W. Mellon Foundation<\/a>, the\u00a0Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility<\/a>, and\u00a0Swarthmore\u2019s\u00a0Office for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Development<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the event\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  From\u00a0News and Events:\u00a0https:\/\/www.swarthmore.edu\/news-events\/swarthmore-to-host-symposium-resisting-anti-semitism   On Sunday,\u00a0Sept. 16, Swarthmore College will host a landmark symposium,\u00a0\u201cResisting Anti-Semitism: Past and Present, Local and Global,\u201d\u00a0which will seriously engage with the topic of anti-Semitism\u2014the forms it has taken and the ways it has been successfully opposed, past and present. The event, which begins at 9 a.m. at Lang Performing … Continue reading Swarthmore to Host Symposium on Resisting Anti-Semitism<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10304"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10304"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175424759,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10304\/revisions\/175424759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.swarthmore.edu\/academics\/pcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}