Author Talk: Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism

With Shane Burley and Ben Lorber

Wednesday, November 13, 4:30 pm Pacific/7:30 pm Eastern

Join us for this important discussion with two Jewish researchers who have written a book about antisemitism and how to counter it.

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Antisemitism is on the rise today. From synagogue shootings by white nationalists, to right-wing politicians and media figures pushing George Soros conspiracy theories, it’s clear that exclusionary, authoritarian movements are growing. By spreading division and fear, they put Jews, along with other marginalized groups and multiracial democracy itself, at risk.

And with horrific devastation ongoing in Gaza, debates around antisemitism have become more polarized and high-stakes than ever. How can we stand in solidarity with Palestinians seeking justice, while also avoiding antisemitism — and resisting those who seek to conflate the two? How do we forge the coalitions across communities that we need, in order to overcome the politics of division and fear? It's never felt more important to change the narrative on what antisemitism is and what it isn't, and to strengthen our movements for collective liberation.

SAFETY THROUGH SOLIDARITY takes the fight against antisemitism out of the hands of status quo defenders, and into the hands of social movements. Using history, analysis and interviews with front-line organizers, it situates the fight against antisemitism where it belongs– alongside the fight against all forms of oppression. Lorber and Burley help us break the current impasse to understand how antisemitism works, what’s missing in contemporary debates, and how to build true safety through solidarity, for Jews and all people.

Shane Burley is known for his work on the far-right and left-wing social movements. He is the author of Fascism Today: What It Is and How to End It (AK Press, 2017) and Why We Fight: Essays on Fascism, Resistance, and Surviving the Apocalypse (AK Press, 2021), and editor of the anthology ¡No pasarán!: Readings on Antifascism (AK Press, 2022).

Ben Lorber is Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates, a social movement think tank, where he studies and publishes on antisemitism and white nationalism. He previously worked as national campus organizer with Jewish Voice for Peace, supporting justice-driven young Jewish communities across the country, and has written extensively on antisemitism, Israel/Palestine and Jewish identity.

You can obtain the book at a number of outlets listed at Safety through Solidarity by Shane Burley, Ben Lorber: 9781685890919 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books.

Read the book ahead of the event, if you can, and attend the webinar to hear a presentation and participate in Q&A with the authors.