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David Nirenberg is a professor of history at the University of Chicago. His book Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition examines the durability and usage of anti-Jewish sentiments throughout history.

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David Nirenberg appointed next dean of Social Sciences Division

Professor David Nirenberg has been appointed dean of the Division of the Social Sciences for a five-year term, President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Eric D. Isaacs announced today. Nirenberg’s appointment takes effect on July 1.

Nirenberg is the Deborah R. and Edgar D. Jannotta Professor of Medieval History and Social Thought and currently the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society. He holds an academic appointment in the College and five academic appointments across the Social Sciences and Humanities Divisions: in the Committee on Social Thought, Department of History, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Center for Middle Eastern Studies and Center for Jewish Studies. Nirenberg succeeds Dean Mario L. Small, the John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology and of the College, who is stepping down after two years as dean.

- See more at: http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2014/06/12/david-nirenberg-appointed-next-dean-social-sciences-division?utm_source=newsmodule#sthash.3LESH8zd.dpuf

The New York Review of Books | Imaginary Jews

Review of Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition by David Nirenberg

In 1844, Karl Marx published his essay “On the Jewish Question.” This wasn’t an engagement with Judaism, or with Jewish history, or even with the sociology of German Jews. Its occasion was the contemporary debate about Jewish emancipation, but its real purpose was to call for the overthrow of the capitalist order.

Read full review: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/mar/20/imaginary-jews/?insrc=toc

Leo Baeck Lecture: "Anti-Judaism as a System of Thought" with David Nirenberg

David Nirenberg delivered the 2nd Leo Baeck Institute Annual Lecture, hosted by the Leo Baeck Institute London in cooperation with Queen Mary University of London, School of History. Nirenberg’s lecture, “Anti-Judaism as a System of Thought,” shared insights from his book, Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition, which examines how anti-Jewish sentiment has been a powerful conceptual tool for many people throughout history to make sense of a complex world.

The Leo Baeck Institute London is devoted to the study of German-Jewish history and culture, seeking to address some of the most topical and timely questions of our times.

Listen to Nirenberg’s lecture here.