Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism
The Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism (YPSA) is an interdisciplinary center at
History
In June 2011, after a review by a faculty committee, then Provost of Yale University (now President),
Activities
Since its founding in 2011, YPSA has organized conferences on a number of topics relating to both contemporary and historical forms of antisemitism, such as: “Antisemitism in France: Past, Present, Future” (2012);[6]“Exodus or Exile: The Departure of Jews from Muslim Countries, 1948-1978” (2013); and “Troubling Legacies: Antisemitism in Antiquity and its Aftermath” (2014). It also runs the Benjamin and Barbara Zucker Lecture Series, which has featured a number of talks on recent cases of Islamist terrorist attacks on Jews in Europe and elsewhere.
YPSA administers the Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Research grants for Yale faculty and students studying antisemitism, named in honor of the Jewish historian
References
- ^ Jeffrey Herf Salovey (5 June 2011). "Why Did Yale Close, Then Open, A Center for Studying Anti-Semitism?". New Republic. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Carole Bass (July 2016). "Anti-Semitism Research Center is Closed". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Deborah Lipstadt (5 June 2011). "How to Study Antisemitism". Forward. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Eli Markham (21 June 2011). "Yale Announces Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Ben Kline (28 October 2011). "Working Definition". Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ YPSA (31 August 2011). "Conference on Antisemitism in France: Past, Present, Future". Retrieved 12 April 2016.
External links
- Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism Official Website ypsa.yale.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2016.