Title: "Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity" as part of the YIISA/IASA Inaugural "Global Antisemitism: A Crisis of Modernity" Conference from August 23-25, 2010
Speakers:
CHAIR: Dr. Risa Sodi, Director, Language Program, Italian Language and Literature, Yale University
Professor Daniel Tsadik, Yeshiva University: "Iran and Antisemitism: Some Historical Notes"
Professor Jacob Lassner, Northwestern University: "The Roots of Modern Muslim Antisemitism: Jews and the Traditional Concept of Tolerance in Islam"
Professor Meir Litvak, Director, Center for Iranian Studies, Tel Aviv University: "Antisemitism in Iran: Continuities and Changes"
Date: Monday, August 23, 2010
Location: The Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA), Yale University, New Haven, CT