The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) develops fresh ways of thinking about Jews and gender worldwide by producing and promoting scholarly research, artistic projects and public engagement.
One of the world's only academic centers of its kind, HBI provides research resources and programs for scholars, students and the public. The Institute publishes books and a journal, convenes international conferences and local programming, and offers competitive grant and internship programs.
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Jonathan Branfman, Ph.D., HBI Research Associate
Long seen as an internal Jewish concern, antisemitism has surged to national attention in America since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, Israel’s subsequent invasion of Gaza, and the ensuing mass pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses. As some of these demonstrations have crossed into antisemitic harassment and violence against Jewish students, antisemitism has become a regular topic in headlines, Congressional hearings, and everyday conversations. Although antisemitism and Jewish identity rarely receive such explicit attention in national news media, these themes do more tacitly infuse everyday American popular media. Across films, TV series, music videos, webisodes, comedy clips, and other media, audiences regularly consume storylines and jokes built on implicit assumptions about Jews—for instance, assumptions about how Jews allegedly look, speak, move, think, and lust.
“HBI is providing an important model of women supporting other women, by saying, ‘We think your work and creativity is really valuable and we think it should be heard around the world and we will help you with that.’ Who else is going to do that?”
Elana Sztokman, HBI Author, recipient of two Jewish Book Awards