Special Conference

The Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism presents

The Dr. James Sacks Conference:
"The Psychological Impact of the Threat of
Contemporary Genocidal Antisemitism:
From Denial and Paralysis to Understanding the Challenge"

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Yale University – Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Room 101
63 High Street, New Haven, CT 06520

Conference Schedule

Welcome and Introduction - Video #1 - Video Time 00:01
10:30AM - Charles Small, YIISA Director

Panel #1: Society, Antisemitism and Terror
Video #1(Stevan Hobfoll - Video Time 12:35; Neil Kressel - Video Time 57:00)
Video #2 (Idit Shalev - Video Time 00:01; Panel Discussion - Video Time 26:30)

"The Impact of Terrorism and War on Tearing the Self and the Fabric of Society"
10:45AM - Stevan Hobfoll, The Judd & Marjorie Weinberg Presidential Professor & Chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center

“Why Well-Intentioned Westerners Fail to Grasp the Dangers Associated with Antisemitism in the Muslim World”
11:15AM - Neil Kressel, Visiting Associate Professor, YIISA; Professor, Psychology, William Paterson University

“Coaching for Killing: What Motivational Mechanisms Underlie Islamists Terrorists' Ideology”
11:45AM - Idit Shalev, Post-Doctorate Associate, YIISA

Panel Discussion
12:15PM

Lunch Break
12:45PM - 1:45PM

Panel #2: Antisemitism: The Dynamics of Prejudice and the Threat of Genocide
Video #2 (Peter Glick - Video Time 42:30)
Video #3 (Peter Glick Continued; Ron Aviram - Video Time 3:36; Panel Discussion - Video Time 30:00)

“Victims of Success: How Envious Antisemitism Foments Genocidal Intent and Undermines Bystanders' Moral Outrage”
1:45PM - Peter Glick, Professor, Psychology, Lawrence University

"To Act or Not to Act, That is the Question: The Psychological Impact of Hatred in a Geopolitical Context"
2:15PM - Ron Aviram, Instructor, Clinical Psychology, Columbia University

Panel Discussion
2:45PM

Refreshment Break
3:15PM

Panel #3: Antisemitism Trauma and Emotional Needs
Video#4(Hadar Lubin-Video Time 00:01;Nurit Shnabel-Video Time 22:50;Panel Discussion-Video Time 52:45)

"Trauma in Disguise: Antisemitism"
4:00PM - Hadar Lubin, Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry, Yale University

“Mixed Emotional Needs of Israeli-Jews as a Potential Source of Ambivalence in their Response to the Iranian Challenge”
4:30PM - Nurit Shnabel, Research Associate, Psychology, Yale University

Panel Discussion
5:00PM

Round Table Discussion - Video #4 (Video Time 1:16:05); Video #5 (Video Time 00:01)
5:30PM

Closing Remarks
6:00PM

ADL

This symposium made possible in part by assistance of Dr. James Sacks and the Anti-Defamation League.
For more information email Lauren Clark, yiisa.program@yale.edu; (203)432-5239