We are honored to invite you to a special panel as part of the Tel Aviv Municipality’s "White Night" events, titled “Antisemitism Old and New: The Current Crisis and Its Origins.”

The panel will take place on Thursday, June 26th, at 7:30 PM in the auditorium of the Cymbalista Center for Jewish Heritage, Tel Aviv University. A reception with light refreshments will begin at 7:00 PM. Please note that campus access will be available only through Gate 4 (private car users are advised to park in the Smolarz parking lot or the Social Sciences parking lot).

The panel will be moderated by Professor Julie Cooper from Tel Aviv University and will feature leading researchers from four different countries. The panelists include Professor Sam Fleischacker from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Professor Dorit Geva from the University of Vienna, Professor Joshua Shanes from the College of Charleston in South Carolina, and Professor Christina Späti from the University of Fribourg and UniDistance Switzerland. The entire event will be conducted in English.

The panel is organized in collaboration with the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism, the Cymbalista Center for Jewish Heritage, the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Austrian Embassy, Canadian Embassy , and the Swiss Embassy in Israel. It is intended for a broad audience interested in the subject.

We invite you to join us for a fascinating evening of learning, discussion, and reflection on one of the most important and complex issues of our time.

Please register in advance by email at telaviv.events@eda.admin.ch.