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Antisemitism in 2022:
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Antisemitism in 2022:

From Conspiracy Theories to Cancel Culture with Dr. Michael Berenbaum

Dr. Michael Berenbaum
Holocaust Memorial of Miami Beach, 2022
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In this video presentation for the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach, Holocaust scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum discusses modern-day anti-Semitism in America and abroad. He explains the various sources of anti-Semitism and goes into its goals. He finds that anti-Semitism has a bigger megaphone than ever because of the internet and the wild conspiracy theories it continues to circulate. While Berenbaum finds some indications that anti-Semitism is declining, he explains that any decrease in American hegemony leads to a real fear that instability will put Jewish populations at risk. The war in Ukraine, he says, is a case in point. [Note: This 2022 presentation pre-dates the Hamas-Israel war, so it is not reflected in Dr. Berenbaum’s lecture.]

Take-Aways

  • The way anti-Semitism is expressed depends on the source.
  • Some positive news pushes back against anti-Semitism.
  • Negative news shows that hate is on the rise, spurred by the polarized, politically charged social atmosphere that the internet feeds.

About the Speaker

Michael Berenbaum, former deputy director of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust and president/CEO of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, is a scholar, professor, rabbi, writer and filmmaker specializing in the study of the Holocaust.

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