London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism director David Hirsh is joined by Anthony Julius, Sarah Brown and Nicole Lampert to discuss antisemitism in Britain.

‘Far from being a fringe phenomenon, antisemitism is today an increasingly troubling presence in mainstream British society, especially in its often strident, anti-Zionist manifestations.’ Professor Alvin H. Rosenfeld.

Edited by David Hirsh, this multi-authored collection looks at the rise of antisemitism and antizionism since the millennium, principally in Britain. The director of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism is joined by two of the book’s contributors: lawyer, academic and author Anthony Julius and Sarah Brown, professor of English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University. Chaired by journalist Nicole Lampert.

Buy a copy of The Rebirth of Antisemitism in the 21st Century.

This event will last approximately 1 hour, without an interval. 

About the speakers:

Anthony Julius is a lawyer, academic and author. His books include Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England. He is known among other things for his actions on behalf of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Deborah Lipstadt. He is deputy chairman of the London law firm Mishcon de Reya and holds the chair in Law and Arts in the Faculty of Laws at University College London.

David Hirsh is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Academic Director of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism. His previous books include Contemporary Left Antisemitism (Routledge, 2017) and Law against Genocide: Cosmopolitan Trials 2003).

Sarah Brown is a Professor of English Literature whose research interests range from Ovid and Shakespeare to the Victorian novel and modern science fiction.

Nicole Lampert is a freelance journalist specialising in entertainment and politics. The former showbusiness editor of the Daily Mail, you can find her work in the Daily Mail, The Telegraph, Haaretz, The Jewish Chronicle, the New York Post, Cap X and Glamour. She is also the ghostwriter of Sunday Times bestseller My Bump and Me with Myleene Klass.