Deborah Lipstadt

Emory University launches new academic center intended to counter rising antisemitism

The Emory Policy Institute on Countering Antisemitism was founded and is led by Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, a University Distinguished Professor, Holocaust historian, and former US special envoy.

Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate on the campus of Emory University on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.
AMBASSADOR DEBORAH Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism speaks during 'March For Israel' at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement

TEXT MESSAGES between the arson suspect Stephen Spencer Pittman and his father during the attack on Jan. 10, 2025.

Man charged with setting fire to Mississippi synagogue targeted it due to its ‘Jewish ties’

 US-Präsident Donald Trump unterzeichnet den Laken Riley Act im Weißen Haus in Washington, USA, 29. Januar 2025. (Bildnachweis: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

Breaking with recent consensus, Trump makes ‘anti-Semitism’ hyphenated again


Biden's antisemitism envoy rejects Columbia post over campus antisemitism: ‘I won’t be a fig leaf'

'I was Biden’s antisemitism envoy. I had been considering an academic appointment at the Ivy League institution. Not anymore.' Lipstadt wrote

 US Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt.

Deborah Lipstadt, exiting as US antisemitism envoy, is hoping for the best under Trump

She “brought expertise, gravitas, and determination” to the role “during one of the most challenging periods for the Jewish people in decades,” said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

 AS OF September 2024, 42 countries have signed the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism that Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, the US State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, was instrumental in creating.

No. 31: Deborah Lipstadt and David Friedman: US antisemitism czar and ex-ambassador

Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, issued new frameworks and policies to tackle antisemitism in the US.

 David Friedman and Deborah Lipstadt.

Combat Antisemitism Movement honors Albanian prime minister for combating hate

During the event, Prime Minister Rama was presented the CAM Global Leadership Award for his work fighting antisemitism and religious prejudice of all forms.

 Prime Minister Edi Rama shaking the hand of Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, September 26, 2024.

‘We can’t afford to be silent': US antisemitism envoy tells 'Post' - exclusive

Antisemitism Affairs: US antisemitism envoy Dr. Deborah Lipstadt speaks to the ‘Post’ about the new Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism.

 AS OF September 2024, 42 countries have signed the Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism that Dr. Deborah Lipstadt, the US State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, was instrumental in creating.

US and 35 countries, international bodies endorse Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism

Signatories include several European countries and European bodies, as well as Israel, Argentina, Canada, Paraguay, Australia, and the United States.

 Demonstrators protest against the lack of police action during pro-Palestinian demonstrations and to condemn the increase of antisemitic hate crimes in London, Britain, October 25, 2023

Deborah Lipstadt to 'Post': Antisemitism is a threat to democracy - interview

Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Amb. Deborah Lipstadt didn't describe the wave of antisemitism in the wake of October 7 as an uptick -- she called it a tsunami.

 The United States Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks during a press conference during a meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators on Combatting Antisemitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin.

Deborah Lipstadt urges New York Jews to ‘bring the joy’ of Judaism despite increased antisemitism

The renowned Holocaust scholar has served as the State Department’s antisemitism envoy since 2022.

 Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism

America needs a domestic antisemitism czar- opinion

We must ensure that the fight against one form of hate doesn’t feed the fires for other forms of discrimination and demonization.

 AMERICANS DESERVE their own coordinator to ensure the US lives up to the very standards Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt rightly demands internationally, the writer argues.

Deborah Lipstadt: Only difference between previous rapes, Oct. 7 is Jews

Lipstadt said that she was “amazed” how far the denial of Hamas’s sexual violence reached and other October 7 atrocities.

The United States Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks during a press conference during a meeting of Special Envoys and Coordinators on Combatting Antisemitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin.