Stephen Roth Institute
Encyclopedia
The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism is a research institute at Tel Aviv University
in Israel
. It is a resource for information, provides a forum for academic discussion, and fosters research on issues concerning antisemitic and racist
theories and manifestations. The Institute's principal focus is the social and political exploitation of these phenomena in the period since the end of World War II
, and the influence of their historical background.
Tel Aviv, the home of one of the world’s richest collections of documents related to fascist
regimes and movements, and antisemitism. The Institute welcomes visitors and fosters cooperation with universities and research institutes outside Israel.
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. It is a resource for information, provides a forum for academic discussion, and fosters research on issues concerning antisemitic and racist
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
theories and manifestations. The Institute's principal focus is the social and political exploitation of these phenomena in the period since the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and the influence of their historical background.
Details
The Institute was founded as the Project for the Study of Anti-Semitism in the fall of 1991. It is located at the Wiener LibraryWiener Library
The Wiener Library is the world's oldest institution devoted to the study of the Holocaust, its causes and legacies. Founded in 1933 as an information bureau that informed Jewish communities and governments worldwide about the persecution of the Jews under the Nazis, it was transformed into a...
Tel Aviv, the home of one of the world’s richest collections of documents related to fascist
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
regimes and movements, and antisemitism. The Institute welcomes visitors and fosters cooperation with universities and research institutes outside Israel.
The Institute's activities
- The maintenance of an authoritative database freely available through the Internet, which records details of antisemitic incidents throughout the world.
- The organisation of academic conferences which bring together scholars for the presentation of papers and discussion on a particular topic—both independently and in cooperation with academic institutions in and outside Israel.
- The publication of an annual survey of antisemitic incidents and trends throughout the world.
- The publication of studies of particular aspects of the subject.
- To undertake research projects on aspects of antisemitic and racist manifestations. To that end it adopts an interdisciplinary approach that draws on the abilities and resources of other departments of Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
.