The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will host “Antisemitism: Here and Now,” a Facebook Live in-depth discussion with Deborah Lipstadt, historian, author, and former chair of the Museum’s Committee on Holocaust Denial and Antisemitism, on the rise in global antisemitism. She will reflect on her 2019 book Antisemitism: Here and Now, particularly on what has changed in the world and how we can respond to antisemitism as individuals and as a society.
The virtual program is part of the museum’s weekly Facebook Live series, a major component of the museum’s expanded digital and educational offerings while the building itself is temporarily closed. Viewers do not need a Facebook account to watch the programs live or on-demand on the museum’s page.
“From the vicious antisemitic attack in a synagogue in Poway, California, to the violent medieval antisemitic rituals on the streets of Pruchnik, Poland, the world has seen a surge in antisemitism,” said Lisa Leff, the director of the museum’s Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies. “It continues to increase during the current pandemic and its accompanying isolation, fear, economic insecurity and increased reliance on the internet for information and interaction with others.”
The Ina Levine Invitational Scholar Award, endowed by the William S. and Ina Levine Foundation of Phoenix, enables the Mandel Center to bring a distinguished scholar to the Museum each year in order to conduct innovative research on the Holocaust and to disseminate this work to the public. The scholar in residence also leads seminars and lectures at universities in the United States, as well as serves as a resource for the Museum, educators, students and the general public.
