Defining Antisemitism: A panel discussion on the blurred lines between healthy criticism and anti-Jewish bias

Presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas and Mount Zion Temple

Sunday, January 26 10-11:30 a.m. 

In Person at Mount Zion (1300 Summit Ave, St. Paul) and via Zoom 

Co-Sponsored by:

Hineni, St. Paul Jewish Federation, Beth Jacob, Jewish Community Action, and Temple of Aaron 

Jewish tradition cherishes parsing the meaning of words. Together we will explore where the three most recognized – and debated – definitions of antisemitism (IHRA, Nexus, Jerusalem) overlap and diverge. 

An advocate for each definition will join via Zoom. Participants are encouraged to attend in person. 

Keynote Address: Why I drafted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism – Kenneth Stern 

Kenneth Stern is the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, and the author of the forthcoming The Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate 

Panel Conversation: 

Representing the IHRA Definition – William Daroff – Chief Executive Officer of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations 

Representing the Nexus Definition – Susanah Heschel – Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and chair of the Jewish Studies Program  

Representing the Jerusalem Definition – Rabbi Jill Jacobs –CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights