In Antisemitism, an American Tradition, Pamela S. Nadell traces nearly four centuries of antisemitism in the United States, from Peter Stuyvesant’s attempt to deport Jews in 1654 to tragic manifestations of antisemitism in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Pittsburgh. Chronicling prejudice, violence, and exclusion alongside Jewish resistance and resilience, Nadell reveals how antisemitism – and resistance to hatred – endures, representing a deeply rooted legacy. Joining Nadell in conversation is Lisa Hostein, journalist and executive editor of Hadassah Magazine. Their program will be recorded and shared on the podcast Hadassah Magazine Presents.
PAMELA S. NADELL holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History and directs the Jewish Studies Program at American University. Her works include America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today, winner of the 2019 National Jewish Book Awards Jewish Book of the Year, and Women Who Would Be Rabbis: A History of Women’s Ordination 1889-1985. Nadell is the past president of the Association for Jewish Studies. She lives in North Bethesda, Maryland.
LISA HOSTEIN is the executive editor of Hadassah Magazine, which is one of the largest-circulation Jewish publications in the United States. Her previous experience includes serving as editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the global Jewish news agency. She has won numerous journalism awards throughout her career, including from the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and the American Jewish Press Association, which has also honored her with its Simon Rockower Award.
