A Talk by Rabbi David Fox Sandmel

It seems to be common knowledge that antisemitism is on the rise in the United State and the world. Based on the most recent data, this live-streamed presentation delves into what we know about both acts of antisemitism perpetrated against Jews and attitudes about Jews in order to assess the current environment.

Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, Ph.D. is vice-chair of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Relations and Senior Advisor on Interreligious Affairs at ADL. He held the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago (2002-2014). He was the Jewish Scholar at the Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies in Baltimore (1998-2001) and directed the publication of “Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity." He lectures and publishes issues in Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish-Muslim relations, and the foundations of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity. His commentary on First Thessalonians appears in the Jewish Annotated New Testament.