A Jewish woman sits on a bench marked “for Jews only” shortly after the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of the Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is closely monitoring the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19 (the coronavirus). The health and well-being of our visitors, staff, and event attendees are our priority. As the situation evolves, we will update the Museum's operating status—including opening hours and program schedule—should it change.
Antisemitic rhetoric, symbols, and ideology that were once on the fringes and largely invisible from mainstream society are increasingly visible and commonplace today throughout the world. This panel discussion will examine how age-old myths and lies like "blood libel" and Jewish world domination, as well as widely recognized symbols like the swastika, have been reframed to stoke public fear and perpetuate modern forms of antisemitism.
Expert panelists will discuss where antisemitism began, how it laid the groundwork for the Holocaust and became state policy in Nazi Germany, and why antisemitism continues to be a divisive and destructive force globally. They'll also look at what we can learn from history to combat the current increase in antisemitic beliefs and violence.
Speaker
Brendan Murphy, Holocaust Educator and Teacher Fellow, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Moderator
Dr. Steven Luckert, Senior Program Curator, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
This program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required.
For more information, please contact the Southeast Regional Office at 561.995.6773 or southeast@ushmm.org.
Co-presented with Sandy Springs City Hall, Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, Eternal Life Hemshech, Inc.