M. Berenbaum, American Jewish University, ’21

This video is a recording of the lecture by Prof. Michael Berenbaum, the director of the Sigi Ziering Institute at American Jewish University, Los Angeles. In his presentation entitled “Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism: Long Histories, Present Dangers.,” Prof. Berenbaum traced the emergence and manifestations of the hatred of Jews since antiquity, often demonstrating how children figured prominently in ant–Judaic and antisemitic narratives and practices. The speaker also analyzes forms of antisemitism in the Muslim world and as a rising phenomenon amidst the continued growth of right-wing populism in the U.S. and elsehere.