Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale

Antisemitism Today: what's causing it and what- if anything- can we do about it? Panel discussion with Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University Featuring Jeffrey C. Alexander, Lillian Chaverson Saden Professor at Yale Co-Director of the Center for Cultural Sociology Maurice Samuels Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French at Yale Director of Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism Jay M. Winter Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale Moderated by: Rabbi Leah Cohen Executive Director and Senior Jewish Chaplain Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale This event occurred on September 17, 2014 at the Sylvia Slifka Chapel at Yale. Sponsored by Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale and Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism This program is supported in part by the Henry Kohn Lecture fund. The recent op-ed piece in the New York Times, "Why Jews Are Worried“ Deborah E. Lipstadt on the Rising Anti-Semitism in

21st Century Zion: America, Israel and the Challenges of a New Era From Ari Shavit: "In recent years the Israel - debate has stirred American campuses. In the last year, the Middle East has become relevant once again - as it flounders and spirals out of control. It is my hope that my tour of dozens of universities throughout North America will promote a deeper, better-informed and far more balanced discussion of Israel and the Middle East. As the great American democracy and the frontier Israeli democracy face dramatic challenges, we should all be engaged in a profound, free and civilised discussion of the past, present and future of the Promised Land."

On October 24, 2017, the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale hosted Mikhail Fridman, international businessman and philanthropist, for a presentation and conversation on his Jewish identity and his thoughts on connections between Israel and the diaspora of Jews worldwide. Mikhail Fridman is co-founder of LetterOne, the international investment business, headquartered in Luxembourg, with offices in London and New York. He also co-founded the Genesis Philanthropy Group, which develops and enhances a sense of Jewish identity among Russian-speaking Jews worldwide.