About
The Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism was launched in November 2010.
Our founding principle is that the study of antisemitism is vital to understanding all forms of racism, prejudice and xenophobia.
We are a centre of innovative research and teaching and contribute to discussion and public policy formation on antisemitism and intolerance.
Based at Birkbeck, University of London, and established by the Pears Foundation, the Institute is both independent and inclusive.
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The Nazi Concentration Camps: A teaching and learning resource
PUBLICATIONS
Christian and Jewish Women in Britain, 1880-1940: Living with Difference
Anne Summers
January 2017
2018: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Beyond Camps and Forced Labour: Current International Research on Survivors of Nazi Persecution
10-12 January 2018
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The Institute is located within Birkbeck College, a world-class research and teaching institution. We have unrivalled expertise in the teaching of religious and racial intolerance and multiculturalism across a wide range of disciplines.
At Birkbeck you can study: antisemitism, ethnicity, immigration, intolerance and identity, multiculturalism, racialization, racism and xenophobia.
Doctoral Research
There are many opportunities to study for your PhD with the Pears Institute. The Institute's staff and Associates welcome research students whose projects fall within their areas of interest.
Bonnart Trust PhD scholarship
Addressing Intolerance and Integration
Events
Not in My Family: German Memory and Responsibility After the Holocaust
Lunchtime Seminar for Scholars
23 May 2017
Antisemitism and Zionism: Ideologies or Emotions?
Pears Institute Public Lecture
24 May 2017
The memories of the Holocaust and Nakba and the politics of binationalism in Israel/Palestine
Pears Institute Public Lecture
25 May 2017
Zionism and Antisemitism
International Conference, London
24-26 May 2017
Jewish Identity in Question
Susan Suleiman in conversation with Ann Jefferson and Daniel Lee
12 June 2017
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Latest Podcasts
Zionism and Antisemitism
International Conference
The Ghetto of Venice: Past, Present, Future
Professor Shaul Bassi discusses 500 years of the Venice Ghetto.
The Meanings of Antisemitism
Professor David Feldman examines the changing meanings of antisemitism since the term’s first use.
Mein Kampf Today: Ideology, Memory and the Question of Censorship
A panel discussion prompted by the expiration of copyright for Hitler's Mein Kampf in Germany and its publication there in 2016.
Challenging Myths and Misconceptions: Understanding the Nazi Camps and the Holocaust
Leading historians discuss the challenges and future of Holocaust education
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