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Antisemitism (Un)defined

Today, antisemitism is still a social and political problem. However, many disagree as to what it actually is. In this course, we will explore the various efforts in history to define antisemitism and the political factors that informed them. We will examine a few contemporary definitions of antisemitism and evaluate the political worldviews of each, …

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Microhistories of (economic) coexistence. Jews and Christians in the town of Sluck in the 17th Century

Maria Cieśla Parkes Institute In my talk, I will ask the question about the importance of Jewish economic activity in everyday Christian-Jewish interactions. I am interested in the social dimension of Jewish economic activity in the context of Christian-Jewish relations. The following questions will be asked: To what extent did the economic domination of the …

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Innovative Intra- and Inter-faith Peacebuilding: Pursuing Freedom of Religion or Belief for the realization of the SDG 2030 Agenda and beyond

UNGA 78 High-Level Side Event Obstacles to the realization of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) slow progress and the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For instance, SDG 10 (Reduced Inequality) calls on States to “empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, …

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RELIGICIDE: CONFRONTING THE ROOTS OF ANTI-RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE

JTS: MILSTEIN CENTER FOR INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE Georgette Bennett will speak about her book, Religicide, coauthored with Jerry White, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, which documents the global persecutions of people for their faiths, including the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the Bosnian war, and other human rights catastrophes. It amplifies the voices of survivors and offers a blueprint for action, …

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Can Interreligious Engagement Be a Realistic Tool for Diplomacy and Peacebuilding?

Launching a New Report Today religion is showing its politically ambivalent nature: the war in Ukraine, the rise of aggressive nationalist ideologies in Asia and the West, and the persistence of sectarian conflicts across Africa and the Middle East often appear as religiously expressed conflicts. At the same time, however, a new era of interreligious …

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Magda Teter, “Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism”

BOSTON COLLEGE: Center for Christian-Jewish Learning In 2017 in Charlottesville, antisemitism and anti-Black racism converged as white supremacists, in a highly choreographed and violent protest against the removal of a statue honoring a Confederate general, carried Confederate flags and chanted “Jews will not replace us.” In her talk, Magda Teter, the author of Christian Supremacy: Reckoning …

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