The Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism holds seminars, workshops and conferences for scholars, and lectures, discussions and film screenings that are open to everyone.
This conversation between Debórah Dwork and Dan Stone explores the experiences of American aid workers who undertook rescue efforts abroad during the second world war.
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Pavel Brunssen traces how both Jewish and non-Jewish actors perform Jewishness, antisemitism, and philosemitism within European football cultures over the twentieth and twenty first centuries.
Holocaust Memorial Lecture 2026
David Feldman explores how memorialization of the Holocaust has changed over time, why it has done so, and the role of Holocaust memorialization today.
Tova Benjamin considers the place of ‘ethnicity’ in new forms of late nineteenth century popular violence and whether we can develop a shared understanding of Roma and Jewish histories of marginalization in the East European borderlands.
Michael Berkowitz reveals the elusive story of Jewish Hollywood’s role in World War II.
Leo Roepert will examine concepts of racism and antisemitism in two influential strands of social theory: postcolonialism and Marxism, both of which are experiencing a revival under the heading of “Racial Capitalism”.
In an age of populism and nationalism it is more important than ever to understand the connections between antisemitism and other forms of racialization.
Professor David Feldman, Director
