Anti-Semitism – Page 2

“If there is, indeed, any such thing as a ‘New Anti-Semitism’, it is ‘new’ in the sense that it does not fit the historical pattern of ancient anti-Semitism…”

19 September 201612 September 2016 Drew KaplanAnti-Semitism

If there is, indeed, any such thing as a “New Anti-Semitism”, it is “new” in the sense that it does not fit the historical pattern of ancient anti-Semitism, which was primarily cultural in nature; Christian[…]

“…but the real stimulus to Federation funding was the occasional threat of anti-Semitism”

20 January 201619 January 2016 Drew KaplanAnti-Semitism

I argued for funding to do more serious Jewish education on campus, but the real stimulus to Federation funding was the occasional threat of anti-Semitism. This seemed to me upside down: Creative programming seemed like[…]

“When one turns to the situation on campus, one similarly wants to be alert to anti-Semitism without confusing it with legitimate differences of perspective”

19 January 201619 January 2016 Drew KaplanAnti-Semitism

…it’s easy to confuse genuine criticism of Israeli policy for anti-Semitism. We are blessed that the State of Israel is a world power. Such international actors are regularly criticized. Indeed, such criticism helps to keep[…]

“…it is important that members of the campus community, including its leadership, speak up when there are hate crimes…”

27 July 201524 July 2015 Drew KaplanAnti-Semitism

…it is important that members of the campus community, including its leadership, speak up when there are hate crimes (such as the rare but occasional swastika daubing). They should speak out if they sense a[…]

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Category: Anti-Semitism

“If there is, indeed, any such thing as a ‘New Anti-Semitism’, it is ‘new’ in the sense that it does not fit the historical pattern of ancient anti-Semitism…”

“…but the real stimulus to Federation funding was the occasional threat of anti-Semitism”

“When one turns to the situation on campus, one similarly wants to be alert to anti-Semitism without confusing it with legitimate differences of perspective”

“…it is important that members of the campus community, including its leadership, speak up when there are hate crimes…”