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<p>Dear all,</p>
<p>See below and feel free to spread the word.</p>
<p>Best,</p>
<p>Rachel</p>
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<pre>---<br />Rachel Rubinstein
Professor of American Literature and Jewish Studies
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst MA 01002
413.559.5821</pre>
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<td>[Judnes-friends] TUES NOV 6 Teach In | Hate Before and After Pittsburgh: Anti-Semitism, Racism, and White Nationalism in Contemporary America</td>
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<td>2018-10-30 17:56</td>
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<td>Judaic & Near Eastern Studies <jne@judnea.umass.edu></td>
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<td>John Hird <jhird@sbs.umass.edu>, Julie Hayes <jhayes@hfa.umass.edu>, Maureen Turner <maureenturne@umass.edu>, Alasdair Roberts <asroberts@umass.edu>, "arabicstudents@judnea.umass.edu" <arabicstudents@judnea.umass.edu>, "externaldepartmentannouncements@judnea.umass.edu" <externaldepartmentannouncements@judnea.umass.edu>, "hebrewstudents@judnea.umass.edu" <hebrewstudents@judnea.umass.edu>, "judaicfaculty@judnea.umass.edu" <judaicfaculty@judnea.umass.edu>, "judaicfriends@judnea.umass.edu" <judaicfriends@judnea.umass.edu>, "judaicstudents@judnea.umass.edu" <judaicstudents@judnea.umass.edu>, "judnes-fac@judnea.umass.edu" <judnes-fac@judnea.umass.edu>, "judnes-friends@judnea.umass.edu" <judnes-friends@judnea.umass.edu>, "judnes-ugrad@judnea.umass.edu" <judnes-ugrad@judnea.umass.edu>, "mideaststudents@judnea.umass.edu" <mideaststudents@judnea.umass.edu>, "neareasternfaculty@judnea.umass.edu" <neareasternfaculty@judnea.umass.edu></td>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Hate Before and After Pittsburgh: </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Anti-Semitism, Racism, and White Nationalism in Contemporary America</span></em><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Tuesday, Nov 6, 4pm<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Bernie Dallas Room, Goodell Hall<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">We find ourselves at a deeply troubling point in our history where anti-Semitism, racism and all forms of bigotry have infected our mainstream social discourse. Acts of hate motivated by anti-Semitism have been rising in recent years from swastikas defacing property, to displays of Nazi flags, to the horrific shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the Tree of Life Congregation.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">A panel of faculty from across campus will highlight the particularities of rising anti-Semitism and link it to broader challenges of minority groups in the America at the present moment.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">This Teach-in will provide the context we need to understand the world around us and the importance of fostering a climate of tolerance and inclusion on our campus.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Presented by Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies and the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies (IHGMS).<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">Candelight Processional</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;">A candlelight procession from the Bernie Dallas Room to the Student Union Building will follow the teach-in. There will be a brief reading of the names of the dead and the Jewish mourner’s kaddish from 5:30-6:00.<!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: #881c1c;">Dina Noto</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #555555;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Administrative Coordinator</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #555555;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">UMass Amherst</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #555555;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">758 North Pleasant Street<br /> Amherst, MA 01002</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">413-835-0221</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="mailto:dnoto@umass.edu">dnoto@umass.edu</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="http://www.umass.edu/ihgms/">www.umass.edu/ihgms/</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/umassihgms">http://www.facebook.com/umassihgms</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;"><!-- o ignored --></span></p>
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