Critical Theory, the Holocaust, and Human Rights

Published: June 13, 2016, 8:15 p.m.

b'Speaker: Dr. David Seymour\\n\\nAffiliation: Professor of Law, City University, London\\n\\nTitle: "Critical Theory, the Holocaust, and Human Rights"\\n\\nLocation: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA\\n\\nDate: March 13, 2013\\n\\nDescription: \\nProfessor David Seymour deconstructs the modern comparison between Nazi Germany and the State of Israel. Seymour examines how the Holocaust is being exploited to demonize Israel and contribute to modern manifestations of antisemitism, namely the notion of Jewish peoplehood. Seymour notes that the Holocaust was \\u201ca universal crime committed on the body of the Jews,\\u201d and therefore in order for one to acquire a complete understanding of the Holocaust one must recognize its universal aspects and its particular Jewish dimensions.'