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.
Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement
Man charged with setting fire to Mississippi synagogue targeted it due to its ‘Jewish ties’
Breaking with recent consensus, Trump makes ‘anti-Semitism’ hyphenated again
Congress again postpones Lipstadt's confirmation
Although her nomination was the first item on the agenda, chairman Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) decided to pull her name at the last minute.
Lipstadt Committee confirmation scheduled for Wednesday
After an eight-month delay, Deborah Lipstadt is expected to be nominated by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday. If confirmed, she will wait for a final full Senate vote.
Senate committee holds a hearing on Deborah Lipstadt nomination
“Branding Israel an apartheid state is more than historically inaccurate,” she said. “I believe it's part of a larger effort to delegitimize the Jewish state.”
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing on Lipstadt's nomination
Deborah Lipstadt was nominated in July, but numerous delays blocked a Senate committee vote on her nomination.
After delays, Deborah Lipstadt, Biden’s antisemitism monitor nominee, to get confirmation hearing
The antisemitism monitor is responsible for reporting on antisemitism overseas and pressing governments to adopt measures to mitigate antisemitism.
Jewish Federations urge senators to hold a hearing on Lipstadt’s nomination 'without delay'
In light of the recent hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas, 96 Jewish organizations called on lawmakers to hasten Professor Lipstadt’s nomination as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism.
Deborah Lipstadt may apologize to US senator before confirmation as antisemitism envoy
Other Republican lawmakers have faulted her for appearing in an ad during the 2020 presidential race likening former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric to those of the Nazis in the 1930s.
Aaron Keyak tapped for Deputy Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
Keyak is expected to start his role on Monday and to serve as an acting envoy.
Senate urged to appoint Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism monitor without delay
Deborah Lipstadt was nominated to be the antisemitism monitor by US President Joe Biden.
If you spell it ‘antisemitism,’ then remove hyphen from ‘anti-Zionism’
Why do hyphens matter? Lipstadt argues that “antisemitism” is misleading because it denotes hatred of Semites, not Jews.
