Anti-Semitism Archives - UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

Using Jewish history to combat anti-Muslim discrimination in the Netherlands: Rabbi Lody van de Kamp

Dutch Orthodox rabbi Lody van de Kamp believes that building bridges with other marginalized groups is essential in opposing white supremacy. Dr. Nicolaas P. Barr explains.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-10-16T10:55:05-08:00October 11th, 2019|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Anti-Semitism, Europe, Faculty Writing, Politics|0 Comments

Debunking the myth of “elite Jews” in medieval Europe

Contrary to the stereotypes, the biggest bankers, traders, and financiers in medieval Europe were Christians, not Jews, writes graduate fellow Kerice Doten-Snitker.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-25T13:44:03-08:00May 31st, 2019|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Anti-Semitism, Europe, Graduate Student Writing, Middle Ages, Student Writing|0 Comments

How anti-Semitism was used to gain political power in medieval Germany

Anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish expulsions in medieval Germany were engineered for political gain, writes Grad Fellow Kerice Doten-Snitker, much like anti-Semitism today.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-11-01T10:22:50-08:00February 26th, 2019|Categories: Jewish History & Thought|Tags: Anti-Semitism, Germany, Graduate Student Writing, History, Middle Ages, Student Writing|2 Comments

Stroum Center faculty respond to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Jewish Studies faculty share perspectives on anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic violence.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-11-21T11:17:48-08:00November 12th, 2018|Categories: News, Our Events, Video|Tags: Anti-Semitism, Devin Naar, Pittsburgh Shooting, Refugees|0 Comments

Us vs. them: Challenging stereotypes about Judaism in the wake of the Pittsburgh shooting

Christian myths about Judaism both feed anti-Semitism and misrepresent the reality of a religion based on the love of God and the other.

By Mika Ahuvia|2019-10-23T10:05:23-08:00November 1st, 2018|Categories: Jewish History & Thought|Tags: Ancient World, Anti-Semitism, Bible, Faculty Writing, Mika Ahuvia, Pittsburgh Shooting|2 Comments

What the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula can teach us about political power & minority status

Graduate Fellow Vivian Mills shows how all-too-familiar patterns of discrimination and exclusion affected Sephardic Jews in the Middle Ages.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-02-22T14:27:40-08:00February 12th, 2018|Categories: Jewish History & Thought, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Anti-Semitism, Graduate Student Writing, Jewish History, Middle Ages, Sephardic, Social Justice, Spain, Student Writing|0 Comments