Antisemitism has deep roots in American history, though it’s often treated as if it were a recent development. Events like the Tree of Life Shooting in Pittsburgh and the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville leave many asking, “Where did this come from?” as if it emerged unexpectedly. Yet, antisemitism in the U.S. has a long and complicated history, one that is easy to overlook.
Britt Tevis, the IIJS 2023-2024 Renee Plessner Postdoctoral Fellow in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies, serves as the lead scholar for the new podcast series “Antisemitism, U.S.A.”, hosted by Mark Oppenheimer and produced by R2 Studios, part of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University. Written by historians John Turner and Lincoln Mullen, the series delves into the deep and often forgotten history of antisemitism in the United States.