As the population of Holocaust survivors declines and antisemitism across the globe escalates, The Gross Family Center for the Study of Antisemitism and the Holocaust is on the front lines working to raise awareness of the Holocaust through powerful and educational public programming that addresses the history of the Holocaust, the singular most catastrophic genocide in history, and its consequences including the challenges of contemporary antisemitism.
The Gross Family Center for the Study of Antisemitism and the Holocaust is a program of the Gayle and Paul Gross Family Foundation.
Event Schedule
Three Modern Blood Libels: Apartheid, Vaccines and Eviction
June 24, 2021
Eugene Kontorovich
Palm Beach Synagogue, Palm Beach, Florida
Eugene Kontorovich is a professor at the George Mason School of Law and the director of its Center for International Law in the Middle East.
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Recent months have seen an extraordinary rise in the Jewish State being accused of enormous crimes, using the language of international law and human rights. We will look at the actual rules and sources of international law to assess if these are credible claims, or modern blood libels.
Eugene Kontorovich is a professor at the George Mason School of Law and the director of its Center for International Law in the Middle East. He is also the head of the International Law Department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, a Jerusalem-based think tank, and is recognized as one of the world’s preeminent experts on international law and the Israel-Arab conflict. Mr. Kontorovich has testified in Congress about the Arab-Israeli conflict. His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Politico and Haaretz.
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Living With The Sins Of Their Fathers: The Children Of Nazi War Criminals
January 10, 2021
Dr. Irving Berkowitz
Temple Beth El, West Palm Beach
The son of Holocaust survivors, Dr. Irving Berkowitz is a widely respected scholar and public speaker on the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism.
Why Jews Are Worrying About Their Democratic Party Roots
January 24, 2021
Michelle Terris and Sofia Manolesco
Temple Beth El, West Palm Beach
The annihilation of traditions leads to inevitable persecution of those who practice their culture. They are seen as opposing State control. One cannot serve two masters: G-d or the State. Exposing the socialist lie can dampen the explosion of contemporary antisemitism.
The Campus War Against Israel & Jews
February 21, 2021
Dr. Richard L. Cravatts
Fountains Country Club, Lake Worth, Florida
Richard Cravatts, PhD, is the author of “Dispatches from the War Against Israel & Jews” and a leading authority on academic antisemitism and Israel hatred.
The New/Old Antisemitism – How 19th Century Socialist Antisemitism Led to Today’s New Antisemitism
March 7, 2021
Daniel Greenfield
Indian Spring Country Club, Boynton Beach
Daniel Greenfield is an investigative journalist covering terrorism, the Middle East, and antisemitism in Europe.
Failure of Jewish Leadership and its Consequences
March 14, 2021
Avi Goldwasser
Fountains Country Club, Lake Worth, Florida
Avi GoldWasser has been an activist on college campuses for over 15 years. He co-founded, and was the Executive Director of The David Project, an organization dedicated to teaching college and high school students about the Middle East conflict.
Foreign Funding Fueling Jew Hatred on Campus
April 11, 2021
Michael J Bass
Fountains Country Club, Lake Worth, Florida
Over the last decade, Michael has extensively researched and investigated antisemitism on college campuses, and their funding by hostile nations working to delegitimize Israel and its supporters.