As the son of a Fordham College grad - Class of 1942, and as one who has taught at Fordham for over twenty years I take pride in the school. I am proud to be moderator of the Colloquium on Catholicism and Contemporary Problems, sponsored by the Institute on Religion, Law, and Lawyers Work..
But my pride at the moment is stirred by this impressive series, hosted by Fordham historian and Director of the Fordham Center for Jewish Studies - Magda Teter. She is the author most recently of the impressive and nuanced Christian Supremacy, Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism.
The ethic of understanding and sympathy for the actors and victims of tragedy also characterizes these four dialogs by Dr. Hussein Ibish (Arab Gulf States Institute) and Dr. David Myers (UCLA), all osted by Professor Teter.
The Hamas-engineered massacre of October 7, 2023 stunned and shocked Israel and the Jewish world to the core. It triggered a massive Israeli response that has reduced large parts of northern Gaza to rubble. Supporters of Israel and the Palestinians are more bitterly divided than ever, around the world and especially on college campuses. What are the roots of today’s conflict? And what does it portend for the future of the region?
To gain insight into this latest stage in a brutal and divisive conflict that has ebbed and flowed for over a century, Fordham University’s Center for Jewish Studies is sponsoring a four-part series on the history of the conflict with Dr. Hussein Ibish and Prof. David Myers.
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