Educating About the History of Antisemitism

This webinar is part of series of seven addressing antisemitism through education in the EU, co-organised by UNESCO and EuroClio. Please see a full overview of all webinars in this series, here.

Description

The opening webinar explores the long history of antisemitism, its evolution over time, and ways in which educators can highlight the continuity between historical and contemporary antisemitism.

Hosts

Jessica Vance Roitman, Professor of Jewish Studies at the Faculty of Religion and Theology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Alex Maws, Head of Education and Heritage at the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR)

All webinars of this series are free of charge. The series is part of the UNESCO project “Addressing antisemitism through education in the EU” in partnership with the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ Programme. It also includes a special event on Holocaust denial and distortion, as part of the EU-funded project on countering Holocaust denial and distortion.