Prof. Dina Porat joined the Institute on Wednesday, February 26,
at 1:30 PM for a virtual lecture titled "When does Anti-Zionism turn into Antisemitism?"
In this talk, Prof. Porat explores:
The definition of anti-Zionism and antisemitism
Is anti-Zionism any better than antisemitism?
Should antisemitism and anti-Zionism be dealt with separately?
When does anti-Zionism turn into antisemitism?
What did Martin Luther King actually say in this regard?
In preparation for her talk, Prof. Porat invited guests to explore the readings below. These materials provide valuable context for her discussion on the distinctions and intersections between Anti-Zionism and antisemitism.
Dina Porat is the founding head of the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry. She served as head of the Department of Jewish History at the Rosenberg School for Jewish Studies and as the incumbent of the Alfred P. Slaner Chair in Antisemitism and Racism, all at Tel Aviv University.
She served as Yad Vashem's chief historian from 2010 to 2021 and is currently its academic advisor. Prof. Porat has mentored 30 M.A. and 20 Ph.D. students, has been awarded prizes for many of her publications, and was named TAU's Faculty of Humanities Best Teacher in 2004. In 2012, she received the Raoul Wallenberg Award and was included in The Marker Magazine's list of the 50 Leading Israeli Scholars in 2013, as well as Forbes' list of the 50 Leading Women in Israel in 2018.
Dina Porat has been a visiting professor at Harvard, Columbia, New York University, Venice International University, and the Hebrew University. She has also served as an expert on Israeli Foreign Ministry delegations to UN world conferences and as the academic advisor for the International Task Force on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research (now IHRA).
The lecture is available to view in full below.
This event was made possible by the generosity of the Kaye and Appel families.
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