Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism

Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism
Established 1982[1]
Field of Research Antisemitism, discrimination, Jewish history, sociology[1]
Director Manuela Consonni[1][2]
Address Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel
9190501
Website sicsa.huji.ac.il

The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism[a] (SICSA) is a research center founded in 1982, devoted to the study of antisemitism with "an independent, non-political and critical approach". It is associated with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1]

History

The center was founded by late Israeli historian and Holocaust survivor Prof. Yehuda Bauer (1926–2024),[3] later led by late historian Prof. Robert Wistrich (1945–2015) between 2002 and 2015.[1][4] The center is now led by Profs. Manuela Consonni[b] and Alexander Yakobson.[c][6]

Goals

The center aims to train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in antisemitism studies in order to build a quality academic platform for comparative studies between antisemitism[d] and other forms of discrimination.[1]

Collaborations

The center works with research institutes worldwide, including the CENTRA (Italy), Centro Primo Levi New York (US),[7] The Knapp Family Foundation (US), the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies of the University of Minnesota (US), The Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture (Germany) and the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte (Germany).[8]

The center hosts the unit Analysis of Current Trends in Antisemitism (ACTA) to research global political trends in relation to their impact on mass media and public opinion in different countries.[1][9] It has been publishing issues since January 1, 1993, focusing on analyzing the mechanisms and occurrences of modern antisemitism.[9]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Hebrew: המרכז הבינלאומי לחקר האנטישמיות ע"ש וידאל ששון
  2. ↑ Pela and Adam Starkopf Chair in Holocaust Studies Director of the Vidal Sassoon Center for the Study of Antisemitism[2]
  3. ↑ Professor of History at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem[5]
  4. ↑ Centering on antisemitism's historical and modern contexts

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "About Us | The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism". The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Jewish Telegraphic Agency (May 20, 2015). "Robert Wistrich, Scholar of Anti-Semitism, Dies at 70". The Forward. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Prof. Alexander Yakobson". The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Academic Committee | The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism". The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Manuela Consonni at the Wiesenthal Center". Centro Primo Levi New York. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Our Partners | The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism". The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Analysis of Current Trends in Antisemitism - ACTA". Analysis of Current Trends in Antisemitism - ACTA. De Gruyter Brill. ISSN 2568-9347. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
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