Increasing Antisemitism: How Bad Is It? What Can Be Done?
January 9, 2018 | 7:00 pm
United Hebrew Congregation
13788 Conway Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63141
In the wake of the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, many of us are asking ourselves if antisemitism in America is on the rise. We know for a fact that in many other Diaspora communities antisemitism is an increasing threat. So how bad is it – here in America and in Jewish communities in Europe, South America, Asia and even Africa? How do we assess the nature and severity of antisemitism in any given country? Most importantly, what can we do and what can governments do to counter these trends?
About the Speaker
Ira Forman served under the Obama administration as the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism (SEAS) from 2013- 2017. Prior to serving as SEAS, Mr. Forman accumulated 40 years of experience in Jewish communal work and public service. He is currently the Distinguished Visiting Professor in Anti-Semitism at the Center for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University.
RSVP to Nancy Dubman at NDubman@JFedSTL.org or 314-442-3771. For more information, contact Cyndee Levy at CLevy@JFedSTL.org or 314-442-3754.
Sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League of St. Louis, United Hebrew Congregation and the Center for Jewish Learning. Sh’ma: Listen! Speaker Series is generously funded by the Lubin-Green Foundation, a Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, and Hank Webber and Chris Jacobs.
Sh’ma: Listen! Advisory Committee Chair
Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman
Staff
Rabbi Tracy Nathan, Senior Educator, Center for Jewish Learning
Cyndee Levy, Director, Center for Jewish Learning
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Gerald P. Greiman, Board Chair
Andrew Rehfeld, President & CEO