On November 30, Notre Dame Law School Professors Avishalom Tor and Stephanie Barclay hosted the event, "The Rising Tide of Antisemitism on American Campuses and Beyond" at the McCartan Courtroom in Eck Hall of Law.
The panel discussion included a keynote address delivered by Professor Ruth Wisse, Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Comparative Literature Emerita at Harvard University.
Panelists included:
Ken Marcus, Esq., Chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law
Most Reverend Robert J. McClory, Bishop of the Diocese of Gary
Professor Jeffrey Veidlinger, Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan
The event began with an introduction from Professor Avishalom Tor, Professor of Law and Director of the Notre Dame Program on Law and Market Behavior (ND LAMB) at Notre Dame Law School.
“The belief that America is different is shattered daily on American campuses and city streets. It is shattered by the words and actions of some students, faculty, and administrators at our great institutions of higher learning. It is shattered by the excited crowds joyfully celebrating and glorifying barbaric atrocities and identifying with their perpetrators, without exception or limitation,” said Tor.
The opening remarks were delivered by Dean G. Marcus Cole, Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School.
“This is a discussion about the rise of antisemitism. It is not a debate about who is wrong with regard to the war in the Holy Land right now. This is not a debate about the policies of the government of Israel,” Cole said.
The panel discussion was moderated by Professor Stephanie Barclay, Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School and Faculty Director of the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative.
Watch the event here: