Islamism and the Construction of Jewish Identity
b'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.'