Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism

The Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (CISA) is one of seven institutes in the world dedicated to the scholarly study of antisemitism.^[1] Founded in 2010 by Canadian historian Dr. Catherine Chatterley, the Institute is a national organization with offices in Winnipeg and Toronto and is headed by Nobel Laureate and Boston University Professor, Elie Wiesel.^[2][3]

CISA's Academic Council is composed of 34 international scholars, including Robert Wistrich, Deborah Lipstadt, Yehuda Bauer, Phyllis Chesler, Daniel Goldhagen, Dina Porat, Dan Michman, Alvin Rosenfeld, and Ruth Wisse. Canadian scholars on the Council include Irving Abella, Sara Horowitz, Frederick Krantz, Catherine Chatterley, Lionel Steiman, David Matas, Charles A. Small, Nora Gold, Karin Doerr, and Irwin Cotler.

The Institute's Annual Shindleman Family Lecture has been delivered by US State Department Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal, who spoke on the Six Global Trends in Antisemitism Today, Professor Deborah Lipstadt, and Daniel Jonah Goldhagen.

CISA is designed to facilitate research, scholarship, and teaching on the nature and history of antisemitism, in both its classical and contemporary forms, and to provide public education programming on this subject matter for Canadians. A series of courses on antisemitism, Holocaust history, and human rights were launched in 2013 and will be online in the future.^{[4] [5]}

The organization's website states that it "is a registered Canadian charity committed to the uprooting of hatred and stereotypes through progressive education and by working cooperatively to build a more humane future for all people."^[6] Letters from the Canadian public in response to this work are accessible here.

CISA's Director and Chairman were invited to accompany the Canadian government to Israel as part of its official delegation in January 2014.

External links

• Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (CISA)
• Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, Indiana University
• Vidal Sassoon Centre for the Study of Antisemitism, Hebrew University
• Stephen Roth Institute, Tel Aviv University
• Pears Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, Birkbeck, University of London
• The Centre for Research on Antisemitism, Technische Universität Berlin
• The Institute for Jewish & Community Research, San Francisco
• International Association for the Study of Antisemitism
• Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)

References

1. Hepburn, Ben (May 9, 2012). "Canadian Antisemitism Institute Aims to Fill Worldwide Void". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
2. Chisvin, Sharon (March 26, 2010). "Local Institute to Combat Antisemitism". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
3. Spivak, Rhonda (October 2, 2011). "CISA Announces First Year of Academic Programming". Winnipeg Jewish Review. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
4. Chisvin, Sharon (October 12, 2013). "Course Explores History of Antisemitism". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
5. Spivak, Rhonda (December 24, 2013). "Another Success--CISA's Community Course on Antisemitism". Winnipeg Jewish Review. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
6. "Canadian Institute for the Study of Antisemitism". Retrieved January 7, 2012.