Event Title
Defining Antisemitism and Why it Matters
Description
Mark Weitzman, Director of Government Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, presented “Defining Antisemitism and Why it Matters” at Western Washington University on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at as part of continued efforts to implement recommendations from the University’s "Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Antisemitism."
Weitzman is a member of the official US delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Authority (IHRA) where he chairs the Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial. He spearheaded IHRA’s recent adoption of the Working Definition of Antisemitism, which is the first definition of antisemitism with any formal status, and was the lead author of IHRA’s Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion, which was also adopted by the 31 member countries of IHRA.
Currently, Weitzman is a participant in the program on Religion and Foreign Policy of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a board member and former Vice-President of the Association of Holocaust Organizations and was member of the advisory board of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy at Yale University, as well as a longtime member of the official Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Group of New York.
The author of numerous publications, Weitzman co-edited “Antisemitism, The Generic Hatred: Essays in Memory of Simon Wiesenthal,” which won the 2007 National Jewish Book Award in the category of anthologies. He is also the co-author of “Dismantling the Big Lie: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”
The talk was sponsored by: the Provost’s Office, the Equal Opportunity Office, Western Libraries, and The Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity.
Document Type
Video
Start Date
25-10-2017 4:00 PM
End Date
25-10-2017 5:30 PM
Location
Western Washington University
Resource Type
Moving Image
Duration
1:00:22
Title of Series
The Ray Wolpow Institute Invited Speakers
Genre/Form
lectures
Program
The Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Antisemitism--United States; Holocaust denial; Hate crimes--United States; Hate groups--United States; Hate--Religious aspects
Geographic Coverage
United States
Keywords
Defining antisemitism
Type
Moving image
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Defining Antisemitism and Why it Matters
Western Washington University
Mark Weitzman, Director of Government Affairs for the Simon Wiesenthal Center, presented “Defining Antisemitism and Why it Matters” at Western Washington University on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at as part of continued efforts to implement recommendations from the University’s "Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Antisemitism."
Weitzman is a member of the official US delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Authority (IHRA) where he chairs the Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial. He spearheaded IHRA’s recent adoption of the Working Definition of Antisemitism, which is the first definition of antisemitism with any formal status, and was the lead author of IHRA’s Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion, which was also adopted by the 31 member countries of IHRA.
Currently, Weitzman is a participant in the program on Religion and Foreign Policy of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also a board member and former Vice-President of the Association of Holocaust Organizations and was member of the advisory board of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy at Yale University, as well as a longtime member of the official Jewish-Catholic Dialogue Group of New York.
The author of numerous publications, Weitzman co-edited “Antisemitism, The Generic Hatred: Essays in Memory of Simon Wiesenthal,” which won the 2007 National Jewish Book Award in the category of anthologies. He is also the co-author of “Dismantling the Big Lie: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”
The talk was sponsored by: the Provost’s Office, the Equal Opportunity Office, Western Libraries, and The Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity.