Antisemitism is at the center of many political conflicts today.  Professor Magda Teter, The Shvidler Chair in Judaic Studies, Fordham University, will explore traditional scholarly approaches to antisemitism along with factors that historically shaped the habits of thinking about Jews.  Her analysis leads to a reconsideration of the nature of antisemitism and anti Zionism. She argues that hostility towards Israel is not only a product of modern conflict over land, but is an idea rooted in religious conceptions about Jews,  Judaism,  as well as guilt and punishment.