Since the massacre in Israel on 7 October 2023 and in the context of the subsequent Israel-Palestine war, Israel-related antisemitism in particular has become much more visible at universities in Germany. However, anti-Semitism has a tradition of over a hundred years at universities and is also fundamentally part of anti-democratic politics. It currently manifests itself in the form of anti-Israel graffiti and stickers, anti-Semitic images and comments in chat groups, anti-Israeli slogans during various forms of protest and physical violence. Jewish students and lecturers no longer feel safe at their universities as they are threatened, insulted and even physically attacked. They often remain alone with these everyday anti-Semitic experiences and hardly receive any solidarity or empathy from non-Jewish people.
The workshop is aimed at teachers who would like to reflect on and further develop their professional practice and university teaching against the background of anti-Semitism-critical impulses. Based on personal observations and experiences with the phenomenon of anti-Semitism, its professional relevance will first be reflected upon and analysed. Following on from this, the current forms and manifestations of anti-Semitism, such as that against Israel, will be analysed. Not only will common definitions of anti-Semitism be discussed, but they will also be applied with a view to the university context. The search for answers to the question of how lecturers at universities can become active against anti-Semitism in their teaching and beyond forms the content-related conclusion of the workshop, in which concrete possibilities for action critical of anti-Semitism are also developed.

Learning objectives
Participants

• are aware of the relevance of the phenomenon of antisemitism for their everyday professional life and are sensitised to the long history of antisemitism at universities
• are familiar with common definitions of antisemitism and can apply them to everyday phenomena at universities and beyond.
• are able to recognise, name and address antisemitic statements, behaviour and codes.
• reflect on their own position and can "correct" it if necessary.
• know allies and contact persons at universities.

Dr Thomas Gloy
Dr Thomas Gloy studied political science, sociology and modern history and completed his doctorate on the "explosion" of moral discourse under National Socialism. He has worked in political education for young people and adults, in democracy education at the Saxony State Sports Association and has been working for the Saxony University Didactics Office since 2021. His most important publication is "Im Dienst der Gemeinschaft. On the Order of Morality in the Hitler Youth" (2018).

Dr Dana Ionescu
Dr Dana Ionescu studied political science, sociology and public law and completed her doctorate on the continuity of traditional anti-Semitic narratives in the present day. She worked as a research assistant in political science and gender studies at the Georg August University in Göttingen and has been a lecturer at the Federal Education Centre in Braunschweig since 2022. Her most important publications include "Judenbilder in der deutschen Beschneidungskontroverse" (2018) and "Antisemitismus in deutschen Parteien" (2014).

Participation
Please register for the event here: https://eveeno.com/190134690 (German)

Organiser
Anti-Discrimination and Diversity Office of the Philipps University of Marburg
Anti-Discrimination Office of the TU Darmstadt