The Reed Smoot Hearings
University of Arizona Professor Konden Smith Hansen discussed the 1903-07 Senate investigation of Utah’s Reed Smoot, the first Mormon senator. This interview took place at the 2023 Tucson…
151 viewsUniversity of Arizona Professor Konden Smith Hansen discussed the 1903-07 Senate investigation of Utah’s Reed Smoot, the first Mormon senator. This interview took place at the 2023 Tucson…
151 viewsPresident Biden hosted an Eid celebration, marking the end of Ramadan.
760 viewsConservative columnist Bill Kristol was among those speaking at the Anti-Defamation League’s 2023 National Leadership Summit. He talked about his work leading the Defending Democracy Together organization, and…
80 viewsHudson Institute senior fellow Nury Turkel, who was born in a Chinese re-education camp, talked about China’s surveillance and repression of the Uyghurs who reside in the northwest province…
596 viewsSusan Rice, President Biden’s outgoing domestic policy adviser, spoke about the rise of antisemitism and hate in schools at the National Leadership Summit hosted by the Anti-Defamation League in…
132 viewsFormer Representative Michele Bachmann (R-IA), a 2012 Republican presidential candidate, joined panelists for a discussion on the term "Christian nationalism". Topics included the origin of…
519 viewsThe Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism, chaired by Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and comprising politicians from around the world, convened its…
1,879 viewsAuthor Adam Mendelsohn discussed when and why Jews decided to enlist in the war and how they created community within their ranks. The Haberman Institute for Jewish Studies in Rockville,…
351 viewsUniversity of Richmond journalism Professor Shahan Mufti talked about his book, American Caliph: The True Story of a Muslim Mystic, a Hollywood Epic, and the 1977 Siege of Washington, DC. Members of the…
603 viewsChristendom College professor Christopher Shannon taught a class about Irish Catholics and 19th century New York City politics, including the Tammany Hall organization. He showed both…
1,295 viewsThe annual lighting of the National Chanukah Menorah was celebrated on the White House Ellipse. The ceremony included a Hanukkah medley performed by the Three Cantors with the U.S. Arm Band…
486 views“Let me be clear. Words matter,” said second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and continuing: “People are no longer saying the quiet parts out loud. They are literally screaming them.” His comments came during a roundtable…
1,252 viewsJonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League CEO and national director, talked about the rise in antisemitic rhetoric in the U.S. and how to combat it.
833 viewsVice President Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff visited the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where 11 people were killed in an October 2018 mass shooting.
228 viewsIn 1844, parts of Philadelphia burned as a result of an anti-Irish Catholic mob. Zachary Schrag described the political turmoil, use of force by the militia and the aftermath of the fires.…
181 viewsLaw enforcement and Department of Homeland Security officials testified at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing about violent extremists targeting religious…
444 viewsHistorians Alexandra Richie and Michael Neiberg discussed war and genocide. This program was part of the 14th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World…
303 viewsA Texas rabbi recounted to lawmakers being held hostage in January 2022 along with other congregants for more than ten hours. He said he unknowingly welcomed the man he called a “terrorist”…
555 viewsJanine di Giovanni, journalist and senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute, reported on the plight of Christian communities in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, and Palestine. This virtual…
390 viewsAmerican University professor Pamela Nadell taught a class about the rise in anti-Semitism in America between World War I and II. She described the 1915 lynching of Jewish man Leo Frank in…
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