
Perspectives on the Question of Antisemitism following October 7th: from Computational Sciences to the Humanities
Date: July 9, 2024
Time: 9:40 (gathering) - 18:00
Location: Room -136 (adjunct to the Senate Hall, 71A on campus map)
Marcus Family Campus
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Be'er Sheva
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Keynote Speaker

Special Ambassador for the Fight Against Anti- Semitism,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Program
9:40 - 10:20: Gathering (coffee and pastries)
10:20 - 10:30: Opening remarks
Dr. Oren Tsur, DPS Chair
10:30 - 12:00: In those days, at this time
Prof. Sara Offenberg, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
'Brush up your Shakespeare': Performing Antisemitism from the Middle Ages to the 21st century
Dr. Roni Mikel-Arieli, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,"Holocaust Education and the Struggle Against Antisemitism in South Africa"
Prof. (Emerita) Shulamit Volkov, Tel Aviv University, "The present wave of Antisemitism: A view from the Past"
12:00 - 12:40: Keynote
Michal Cotler-Wunsh
12:40 - 12:50: Greetings
Prof. Daniel Chamovitz (BGU President)
12:50 - 13:30: Lunch (provided)
13:30 - 14:30: AI and social Media
Dr. Matthias J. Becker, Decoding Antisemitism, TU Berlin, "Antisemitism Post-October 7th: Insights from social Media Studies"
Dr. Oren Tsur, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, "It's context Dependent: What AI gets wrong"
14:30 - 16:00: Liberal institutions: Europe and American Campuses
Prof. Sharon Pardo, Ben-Gurion university of the Negev, "October 7th and Antisemitism in Europe"
Rabbi Dr. Dov Maimon, The Jewish People Policy Institute, "Is there a Jewish future in France and Belgium? Tracing our Path to the Present"
Ben-Dror Yemini, The author of "Industry of Lies", "Antisemitism in the Campuses"
16:00 - 16:10: Coffee break
16:10 - 17:00: Round Table: The Academic experience post October 7th
Prof. Michal Bar-Asher Siegal, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Dr. Yuval Pinter, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Ben-Dror Yemini, The author of "Industry of Lies"
17:00 - 18:00: Discussion groups