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  • Rise in violence highlights importance of IU's Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism

Rise in violence highlights importance of IU's Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism

By: Steve Hinnefeld

Monday, November 12, 2018

Alvin Rosenfeld receives IU's Provost Medal from Provost Lauren Robel 2013
Provost Lauren Robel presents Alvin Rosenfeld with IU's Provost Medal in 2013. James Brosher, Indiana University

The killing of 11 worshippers last month at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh brought the message home: Indiana University's Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, established to study the global resurgence of the hatred of Jews, is more relevant and essential than ever.

"I think everybody was surprised and shocked" by the shooting, said Alvin Rosenfeld, the institute's founding director. "There was no precedent for something like that in American history. There have been numerous violent incidents against Jews, but there has never been an attack on a synagogue in this country that led to so many deaths."


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