An opportunity to learn, participate in discussions, and engage in allyship-building activities around the multi-faceted topic that is contemporary antisemitism will be hosted by Hillel at Ithaca College in partnership with the college’s Center for IDEAS and the IC administration on Monday, February 28. This special one-day event, entitled “IC Day of Learning: Grappling with Antisemitism,” will offer a variety of formats and take place from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Emerson Suites. Participants can attend for the whole day or individual sessions; registration is not required.
After an introduction led by Interim President La Jerne Terry Cornish and keynote speaker Erin Schrode, Aviva Snyder from the Schusterman International Center will present “Antisemitism 101: Defining Our Terms.”
“Let’s Talk About the Whoopi Goldberg Thing: Race, Jews and the Holocaust,” jointly hosted by Omega Hollies, associate director of the Center for IDEAS; Lauren Goldberg, interim director of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and executive director of Hillel at Ithaca College; and Hillel’s Max Kasler, will offer the opportunity for audience interactions while “Intergenerational Holocaust Trauma,” led by associate professor of world languages, literatures, and cultures Annette Levine, will combine personal reflections and teaching.