Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity
Title: "Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity" \n\nTopics, Speakers and Affiliations: \n\nTopic: "Iran and Antisemitism: Some Historical Notes"\nSpeaker: Dr. Daniel Tsadik\nAffiliation: Associate Professor of Sephardic and Iranian Studies, Yeshiva University\n\nTopic: "The Roots of Modern Muslim Antisemitism: Jews and the Traditional Concept of Tolerance in Islam"\nSpeaker: Dr. Jacob Lassner\nAffiliation: Professor Emeritus of Jewish Civilization in the departments of History and Religion, Northwestern University\n\nTopic: "Antisemitism in Iran: Continuities and Changes"\nSpeaker: Dr. Meir Litvak \nAffiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Middle Eastern History; Director, Alliance Center for Iranian Studies, Tel-Aviv University\n\nConvener: Dr. Risa Sodi, Director, Language Program, Italian Language and Literature, Yale University\n\nLocation: Yale University, New Haven, CT\n\nDate: August 23, 2010\n\nDescription: In this session, part of the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA)/ International Association for the Study of Antisemitism (IASA)Inaugural "Global Antisemitism: A Crisis of Modernity" Conference (August 23-25, 2010), speakers discuss topics such as antisemitism in Iran and the roots of modern Muslim antisemitism.