Reception in Chicago

As a global leader in the field, ISCA is poised to grow:

  • Expanding its research lab on online antisemitism;
  • Building a network of emerging scholars;
  • Expanding its series of webinars and research papers;
  • Offering fellowships, and;
  • Expanding its classroom offerings to undergraduate students while launching both a graduate program and an online teaching platform.

We hope you'll join us for this important discussion. Space is limited, so please submit your RSVP by Monday, May 5.

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Special thanks to IU alumnus Bobby Gerber for generously hosting this event and to the Leslie J. Raffel Foundation for providing refreshments.

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Biographies

Alvin H. Rosenfeld

Director, Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism

Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies | Professor of Jewish Studies and English

Alvin H. Rosenfeld is a Professor of English and Jewish Studies at Indiana University, where he’s taught since 1968. He holds the Irving M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies and is Director of the university’s Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism. Rosenfeld founded the university’s well-regarded Borns Jewish Studies Program and served as its director for 30 years. He has been honored with the Indiana University Distinguished Service Award and also the Provost’s Medal “in recognition of sustained academic excellence, vision, and leadership resulting in lasting and widespread impact.” In 2019, he received the President’s Medal, Indiana University’s highest award, “in recognition of sustained excellence in service, achievement, and leadership.”

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Günther Jikeli

Associate Director, Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism

Erna B. Rosenfeld Associate Professor for the Study of Antisemitism

Günther Jikeli holds the Erna B. Rosenfeld Professorship at the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism in the Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University. He is an associate professor at Germanic Studies and Jewish Studies and heads the “Social Media & Hate” research lab. Jikeli has published widely on antisemitism both online and offline, including most recently, From Damascus to Berlin. Antisemitism Among Arab and Kurdish Refugees from Syria [in German], Olms 2025; Rain of Ashes Over Elite American Universities, In: Rosa Freedman and David Hirsh (eds.): Responses to 7 October: Antisemitic Universities, Routledge: 2024; The Universal and The Particular: 10/7 and Its Aftermath Challenges the Very Concept of Humanity. In: Antisemitism Studies, October 2024; Holocaust Distortions on Social Media After October 7: The Antisemitic Mobilisation. In: Hannah Rose (ed.) The Fragility of Freedom. Online Holocaust Denial and Distortion, 2024.

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Questions?

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the College of Arts and Sciences' Director of Advancement Gabrielle Sloan.