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Contours of Contemporary Antisemitism Seen Through A Historical Lens

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Webinar presented by Daniel Burston, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief, AJP Journal, Kesher

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Time: 5 pm PT / 6 pm MT / 7 pm CT / 8 pm ET

Location: Zoom (link will be sent to registrants before the event)

The length of the webinar is 60-90 minutes.

Burston examines contemporary forms of antisemitism through a historical lens, differentiating between different varieties of antisemitism (pagan, Christian, Muslim, Right and Left wing, etc.) and different intensities of antisemitism (low, moderate, high). He argues that low intensity antisemitism can be deeply unpleasant, but is seldom harmful if the individual it targets is resilient and healthy to begin with. By contrast, however, moderate to intense antisemitism is harmful to individuals and societies regardless of whether it has a pagan, Christian, Muslim, Right or Left wing inflection.  This is particularly true when antisemitism of moderate to high intensity produces systemic antisemitism, regardless of whether it is codified in law (as it was in Nazi Germany) or is practiced informally with state sanction (Stalin and the “Doctor’s plot”, etc.) Historically speaking, the United States has been free of systemic or structural antisemitism, but may not remain so if current trends persist. Sadly, antisemitism also flourishes in the mental health professions, where it needs to be addressed.

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Daniel Burston has a doctorate in Social and Political Thought and Psychology from York University in Toronto.

He taught psychology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh for 31 years and chaired the department from 2006-1012. He is the author of 1) Anti-Semitism and Analytical Psychology: Jung, Politics and Culture, Routledge, 2021, 2)Erik Erikson and the American Psyche: Ego, Ethics and Evolution, Jason Aronson, 2007, 3) The Wing of Madness: The Life and Work of R.D.Laing, Harvard University Press, 1996, 4) The Legacy of Erich Fromm, Harvard University Press, 1991, and numerous books and articles on the history of psychology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis.

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