The Association for Jewish Studies, the largest learned society and professional organization representing Jewish studies scholars worldwide, assembled a task force to study the topic of antisemitism and academic freedom in the spring of 2021. The work of the task force was to determine if and how the AJS could shed light on the challenges of responding to rising antisemitic incidents in the context of universities’ commitment to academic freedom.
The task force concluded that the AJS could offer recommendations, grounded in scholarship and with an eye toward the practical realities of campus life, in four broad areas:
● Universities’ responsibilities to educate about antisemitism and their appropriate role in adjudicating incidents and allegations of antisemitism;
● Definitions of antisemitism and their limitations;
● The value of context and the role of outside pressure; and
● The relationship between antisemitism and speech and acts connected to Israel, Zionism, and anti-Zionism.
FULL TASK FORCE REPORT IS HERE:
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