![]() He was a Jewish educator and Holocaust survivor, who served as a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Holocaust Awareness Institute for many years, educating students and members of churches and synagogues about the Holocaust. This lecture series was created in 2003 and is named in memory of Fred Marcus. Our commitments to and actions of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion must proactively remember and engage in the work of Anti-Discrimination, Anti-racism, and the educational efforts toward the deconstruction of white supremacy and neo-Nazism.ĭU’s Center for Judaic Studies (CJS) hosts the annual Marcus Lecture on or around Kristallnacht. These events do not stand apart from the acts of white supremacy, white terrorism, and white extremism we have witnessed over the last 4 years, culminating on the Januinsurrection at the US Capitol. ![]() Additionally, Hillel, an international Jewish student organization, reports a rise in anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses during the 2019-2020 academic year. This is an increase of 12% over the previous year. According to the Anti-Defamation League’s most recent Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, more than 2,100 acts of assault, vandalism, and harassment were recorded in the US in 2019.
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