The History of Jewish Hate Symposium is brought to the community by the Jewish
Federation of Greater Chattanooga and will take place at the Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace Road. The sessions will take place beginning October 27 and continue on consecutive Sundays until November 10, from 2-4 pm. There is no cost to attend. Please RSVP to rsvp@jewishchattanooga.com. This symposium is in honor of Herb Cohn who always encourages intriguing conversations.

The Symposium is as follows:
October 27, 2024, 2-4 p.m. Panel Title: Antisemitism – The Longest Hatred
Panel members include: Dr. William E. Engel: Judeophobia in the Pre-modern Period. Dr.
Engel is from the University of the South; Dr. John W. Steinberg: Antisemitism – What Russia Gave to the Modern World. Dr. Steinberg is from Austin Peay State University; and, Rabbi Craig Lewis from Mizpah Congregation.

Bill Engel is the Nick B. William Professor of Literature at Sewanee, The University of the
South, and author of ten books on premodern intellectual history. In addition to being a founding educational consultant for both the US Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, and the Nashville Holocaust Memorial, he has taught Sunday School and adult learning courses at West End Synagogue in Nashville, where he is a lifelong member. Bill has participated twice in the Jewish Federation’s teacher exchange program with sister-cities in Israel.