Addressing Anti-Semitism
USC Addressing Antisemitism Webpage
Former President Folt and the USC Board of Trustees have publicly and unequivocally denounced antisemitism in all its forms and are committed to creating an environment which is safe for our Jewish community. The university is actively working to strengthen the Jewish community at USC and to ensure that our campus is free of hate speech, including antisemitism and all forms of anti-Jewish hate.
Recommendations from the USC Report Addressing Antisemitism on Campus
The Advisory Committee on Jewish Life at USC released its final report on Aug 23. Addressed to President Carol Folt, the report includes recommendations for combatting antisemitism on campus and otherwise ensuring an “equitable and inclusive” experience for members of the Jewish community.
Teaching About Antisemitism in Schools
A collection of curated resources and articles to help school communities respond to antisemitism.
Understanding Antisemitism: A Three-Part Video Series—Hillel International
Article: How to address antisemitic rhetoric when you encounter it
Book: Social Work and Antisemitism: Issues and Interventions
This book offers a turnkey solution to the present stark absence of any education on antisemitism in mental health graduate programs. The groundbreaking text is comprised of nine chapters each offering a summary of main points, discussion questions, short assignments and in-class exercises along with pages of references
Research Article: Traumatic invalidation in the Jewish community after October 7
This paper explores how the rise in antisemitism following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks has inflicted traumatic invalidation on the Jewish community, examining its psychological effects and proposing trauma-informed, culturally sensitive interventions and research directions.
Research Article: Antisemitism and anti-racist social work
Lessons for social work are drawn out which focus on the inclusion of Jewish experience and identity as part of a broader approach to diversity and multiculturalism alongside a recognition of the politics of antisemitism and how to fight it.
Article: Why aren’t we calling out antisemitism? Reflections of a Jewish social worker
As a profession committed to challenging discrimination, social work can be deafeningly silence when it comes to racism experienced by Jewish people says Victoria Hart
Article: Antisemitism in Social Work Education
A preliminary research study discovers incidents of Antisemitism and Anti-jewish bias in five Canadian Social Work Schools.
Anti-Jewish Racism: Antizionism and Antisemitism
This special issue of the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment emerged as a macro-level intervention. The editors, comprised of concerned social work faculty from universities across the United States, came together as we witnessed antisemitism and silencing within both institutional and professional settings.
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Join Kalaniyot chapter @ USC
The Kalaniyot Chapter at USC is a faculty-led initiative that advances academic excellence by deepening ties with Israeli scholars, fostering mentorship, and hosting speakers across all USC schools. The initiative offers Israeli postdoctoral and sabbatical scholars fellowship support.
Contact: Susan Hess, Director
Jewish Social Workers Special Interest Group Meeting | NASW-NYS Special Interest Groups
The Jewish Social Workers Special Interest Group exists to explore anti-Semitism in social work schools and practice; Develop strategies for counteracting anti-Semitism, including assuring that social work curriculum specifically address anti-Semitism in their courses and; To provide Jewish social workers with a “safe space” in which to voice their concerns and experiences.
Free and open to all. 6pm Third Thursday of the month.
Network of Jewish Human Services Agencies
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles – Social Services/ Case management
Support and Resources for Jewish Mental Health Providers | Jewish Social Work Consortium