The Fight Against Antisemitism after October 7

The Fight Against Antisemitism after October 7

Wednesday at 3:00pm PST

Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, there has been a surge in antisemitism worldwide.

AJU President Jeffrey Herbst and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, will discuss the reasons for this upsurge in hate, why the Jewish community was not better protected, controversies on college campuses, and what must be done in the future to ensure our safety.

Jonathan Greenblatt is CEO of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the world's leading anti-hate organization with a distinguished record of fighting antisemitism and advocating for just and fair treatment to all. Jonathan joined ADL in 2015 after serving in the White House as special assistant to President Obama and director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. He joined the government after a career in business as a social entrepreneur and corporate executive. Under Jonathan, ADL has modernized its operations, innovated its approaches to counter antisemitism from all sides and enhanced its efforts to combat extremism in all forms. Jonathan’s first book was published in 2022. It Could Happen Here: Why America is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable—And How We Can Stop It. 

Dr. Jeffrey Herbst, the fourth president of American Jewish University (AJU), is an advocate for academic innovation. His leadership at AJU includes fostering growth in the Maas Center for Jewish Journeys, expanding the Maven digital platform, and improving the Brandeis-Bardin Campus. Formerly, he served as president and CEO of the Newseum and the Newseum Institute in Washington, DC. Notable achievements include successfully overseeing a half billion-dollar fundraising campaign, implementing a university-wide strategic plan, and enhancing educational programming at Colgate University, where he was president from 2010 to 2015. Dr. Herbst holds a summa cum laude bachelor's degree from Princeton University, as well as a master's and doctorate in political science from Yale University. He is the author of the award-winning “States and Power in Africa” and, with several co-authors, the just-published “Making Africa Work.” In addition to many books and articles, he has been published in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many other digital and print publications around the world.