Deborah E. Lipstadt is a historian of Holocaust. She was the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism under the Biden administration.
Deborah E. Lipstadt
By Deborah E. Lipstadt
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Opinion Take it from us, antisemitism envoys for Trump and Biden: The fight against Jew-hatred must not be politicized
Ambassador (ret.) Elan Carr, Ambassador (ret.) Deborah Lipstadt and Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the president’s pick for the position, speak in one voice
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Opinion We’re visiting Auschwitz because the fight against antisemitism didn’t end with liberation
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff and U.S. antisemitism monitor Deborah Lipstadt write from Poland
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Opinion For Jews and Armenians, two victories in the war on hate
When your vocation is dealing with prejudice, hatred and antisemitism you don’t win many battles. Yet this past week, there were two moments that allowed for momentary rejoicing. Interestingly, both dealt with words and reminded us of the enduring power of speech. First, Joe Biden became the first American president to recognize the Armenian Genocide….
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Opinion Eichmann’s trial set the stage for more battles over the Shoah — including my own
Today, April 11, marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Israel, a watershed moment in Jewish history. The Eichmann trial was the first time in 2,000 years that Jews, represented by the Jewish state, could call an oppressor to account. Ever since the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem,…
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Opinion For those who want to fight antisemitism, the choice in Georgia is clear
During this seemingly endless electoral season, I counted myself amongst those Jews who would have preferred to live in less “interesting times.” And never has that been truer than for those of us in Georgia, where we face yet another pivotal election: a runoff for both senatorial seats. Jews have found themselves in, or to…
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Opinion Being alone, choosing life: Jewish practice in a plague
Our tradition is predicated on the notion that no Jew should live alone on a desert island
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Opinion The first step to fighting anti-Semitism is recognizing how irrational it is
The following is testimony delivered by Deborah Lipstadt before the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom on January 8, 2020. Recently a well-educated, accomplished man, the CEO of a Fortune 500 company — one of America’s most successful corporate entities — attended a seminar I gave on antisemitism. After my presentation, he raised his…
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Opinion No, We Aren’t Seeing The Return Of Nazi Germany
It is entirely predictable. As soon as an antisemitic attack occurs, particularly one as horrific as took place in Monsey on the seventh night of Hanukah, the phone, email, and social media accounts of people, such as myself, who study and write about antisemitism, are inundated with queries and comments. Some come from reporters and…
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