In commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day, IIJS hosted the second annual Abel Lecture on Antisemitism. On Tuesday, January 27, we welcomed Professor Pamela Nadell via Zoom for a lecture based on her new book, Antisemitism, An American Tradition.
Book cover
Drawing on this work, Prof. Nadell traced the deep roots of antisemitism in American history and examined the many ways Jews have confronted it—through legal advocacy, communal organizing, direct action, and alliances with broader movements against hate. Her lecture underscored the enduring relevance of this history and issued a timely warning about a prejudice that continues to shape American life.
Photo of Prof. Pamela Nadell
Prof. Pamela S. Nadell holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History at American University. Her book America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today won the 2019 National Jewish Book Award’s Everett Family Foundation “Book of the Year”. A past president of the Association for Jewish Studies, she is a consultant to Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life museum, has testified multiple times before Congress, and lectures widely.
The lecture is available to view in full below.
Supported by the generosity of the Abel family.
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