The End of American Exceptionalism? Antisemitism from Leo Frank to Pittsburgh

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
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In this talk, Pierre Birnbaum studies the rise of antisemitism in the United States from the Leo Frank case to the Pittsburgh massacre, outlining the incredible memory of the Kishinev Pogrom within the American Jewish consciousness.

Pierre Birnbaum, French Historian and Sociologist, Professor Emeritus, University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne