The NYU Center for the Study of Antisemitism (CSA) is an interdisciplinary research institute conducting critical inquiry into historical and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism and responses to them.
Center Events
Digital Aftershocks: Online Mobilization and Violence in the United States
Join the CSA and NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights for a conversation with Mariana Rosenblatt, Luke Barnes, and Tessa Harmon on online mobilization and violence in the United States.
What's So Funny About Antisemitism?
Good Jews & Philosemitism
When Nazi-Killing Simulators Finally Discovered Jews
NYU Center for the Study of Antisemitism
The CSA is a center of engaged scholarship and education - inviting scholars, post-docs, undergraduate and graduate students to research, write, and engage in dialogue surrounding the emerging field of antisemitism studies. The CSA hosts public programming based on that education and scholarship to fill a critical need in our community for programming that can contribute to the local/global conversation on the topic.
Nathan and
Eva Meisler Award
Nathan and Eva Meisler, the grandparents of NYU President, Dr. Linda G. Mills, fled Vienna after the Anschluss. Nathan escaped from a deportation train in Poland, while Eva arranged for the rescue of her two daughters and the relocation of the family business to Los Angeles, where the family resettled in 1941. Nathan Meisler's decisive actions helped save his family and enabled them to rebuild their lives in America. In his words: "If a situation is fearful and terrible -- act!"
It is in this spirit of courage and determination that we dedicate the Nathan and Eva Meisler Award to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the study of antisemitism. In a time of fear and uncertainty, we honor scholars and educators who have the courage to ask difficult questions and whose work has had an impact that informs and enlightens in times of darkness.
Deborah Lipstadt
Ambassador and Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism (2022-2025) University Distinguished Professor, Emory University
Deborah Lipstadt is currently Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is probably best known for having been sued for libel by David Irving, one of the world’s leading Holocaust deniers. The case, which lasted for six years and was heard in court in a twelve-week trial, resulted in Irving being declared by the court to be “a right wing polemicist,” who engages in antisemitism, racism, and misogyny. That trial was depicted in the 2016 film Denial, which was based on her book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier. Dr. Lipstadt is the author of several other books on the Holocaust, including The Eichmann Trial and Beyond Belief: The American Press and the Coming of the Holocaust. Her most recent book, Antisemitism: Here and Now, provides a captivating analysis of current political trends that bolster prejudice and hostility towards Jews in today’s world.
The Jewish Question
Two historians try to understand antisemitism, one question at a time.
Co-Hosts Avinoam Patt and Lila Corwin Berman discover the stories and scholars to help make sense of antisemitism today. They start with a theory: the answer to understanding (and perhaps fighting) antisemitism is only as good as the questions one asks. Then, they search far and wide for the best questions and the people who can ask and answer them.
And spoiler: Avi, Lila, and their guests don’t always agree. In fact, that’s the plot, or at least part of it. How scholars and other people can passionately disagree while remaining curious about one another and the world, one question at a time.
Creating a Community of Scholars at the CSA
The CSA hosts scholars from multiple fields of study to conduct research on antisemitism. Scholars participate in public programming at the CSA by presenting their work, attending conferences, and conducting original research.
The CSA welcomes visiting scholars, full-time postdoctoral associates, and research fellowships each semester.
We continuously strive to create a community of robust scholars who collaborate and create research in the field of antisemitism studies.