Anti-Semitism

More than a Marginal Phenomenon: Antisemitism in Germany

Since the Hamas terrorist attack on Oc-tober 7, 2023, antisemitism in Germany has mani-fested itself particularly loudly and openly once again. However, antisemitic interpretations and attacks had not disappeared before that either. And even though antisemitism is often located at the political margins and primarily perceived as a far-right, left-wing, or Islamic phenomenon, it is a problem affecting the society as a whole.
In her lecture, Dr. Elke Rajal explores the question of what antisemitism means and in which forms it currently manifests itself in Germany. A particular focus lies on antisemitic patterns of interpretation in times of crisis as well as on the role of conspiracy narratives in explaining complex social developments.

Biographical Notes
Dr. Elke Rajal is a research associate at the Chair of Sociology at the University of Passau. She is currently researching antisemitic crisis narratives and conspiracy myths within the research network ForGeRex. She is the author of numerous publications. Her most recent work is her dissertation titled “Antisemitismus und Aufarbeitung. Zur Aktualität der postnazistischen Konstellation”, published by Nomos (2026).

An overview of Antisemitism in Turkey

This lecture will give an overview of an-tisemitism in the Turkish Republic from the early republican years to the present. It will outline the main themes in the various ideological factions, their reasons, and the current situation since the attacks on October 7, 2023.

Biographical Notes
Rıfat Bali is an independent scholar. He is a graduate of the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) of Paris and an associate member of the Alberto-Benveniste Centre for Sephardic Studies and the Sociocultural History of the Jews (École Pratique des Hautes Études/ CNRS/ Uni-versité Paris-Sorbonne). He is the winner of the Alberto-Benveniste Research Award (Paris) 2009 for his publications on Turkish Jewry and of the Yunus Nadi (İstanbul) 2005 and 2008 awards for research in social sciences with two of his books. His list of publications can be accessed at: www.rifatbali.com. In his professional life he is the managing director of Libra Kitap in Istanbul, Turkey. Libra Kitap is an academic press specialized in Turkish and Ottoman studies and a service house supplying libraries and scholars abroad with their publication needs of monographs and journals in the field of Ottoman and Turkish studies.

Admission

Admission only after prior registration and subject to organiser approval!

The organisers reserve the right to restrict participation to registered individuals. Persons who are members of far-right extremist parties or organisations, who can be identified as part of the far-right extremist scene, or who have previously made racist, nationalist, antisemitic, or otherwise dehumanising statements are excluded from the event.

Participation is free of charge. Registration is required for each event individually . Please register at least 3 days before the events you are interested in by emailing: projekt-retra@oth-regensburg.de.
After organiser approval, you will receive confirmation email as well as the video conference link shortly before the event.

Content Note

This lecture series addresses topics such as racism, political violence, antisemitism, and far-right extremism. Some content may be distressing.