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

In this talk, Pierre Birnbaum will discuss the rise of antisemitism in the United States from the Leo Frank case to the Pittsburgh massacre, including memories of the Kishinev pogrom within the American Jewish consciousness.

Pierre Birnbaum is an emeritus professor of political sociology and history at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He has taught at several American universities, including Columbia University. He has published many books on the theory of the State, the political elite, and antisemitism in France and beyond.

Sponsored by Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism
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