When Everything Is Antisemitism, Nothing Is Antisemitism
The man who literally wrote the modern definition of antisemitism speaks out about the use, and misuse, of the term to shut down important conversation.
Kenneth Stern is the Director of Bard College Center for the Study of Hate. Before that he was the Executive Director of the Justus & Karin Rosenberg Foundation and the Director of Antisemitism, Hate Studies, and Extremism for the American Jewish Committee.
Mr. Stern literally drafted the definition of antisemitism that we all use today, which originated from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Since yesterday (May 6th, 2024) was Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), I thought it would be worth revisiting his work.
So, when Mr. Stern says to Christiane Amanpour on an episode of Amanpour & Company that, “when everything is antisemitism, nothing is antisemitism" that’s something everyone in Southern Orange County, Rockland County, and Sullivan County, should pay attention to.
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