March 29, 2026
10:00 am PT
Antisemitism, an American Tradition Book Event
Join award-winning historian Pamela S. Nadell for a conversation about her timely and compelling new book Antisemitism, an American Tradition. Nadell explores the deep roots of antisemitism in the U.S.—from colonial times to the present—and the powerful ways in which Jewish communities have resisted hatred and bigotry.
Hosted by Jewish Federation of the Desert
Pamela Nadell, professor and Patrick Clendenen Chair in women’s and Gender History at American University, is a historian specializing in American Jewish history antisemitism. She authored America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today, winner of the 2019 National Jewish Book Award’s “Jewish Book of the Year.” Her new book Antisemitism, An American Tradition will be published on October 14, 2025 (W.W. Norton) and was supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholars Award.
Nadell also wrote Women Who Would be Rabbis, which was a finalist for a National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies, and has consulted for museums, including Philadelphia’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, Pittsburgh’s rebuild of the Tree of Life Congregation, and Tel Aviv’s ANU: The Museum of the Jewish People. A past president of the Association for Jewish Studies, she lectures widely and teaches courses on antisemitism, the Holocaust, and American Jewish History. She has testified before Congress three times and was the fourth witness in the congressional hearing with the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and University of Pennsylvania.
Do you have a question or an inquiry? Whether you’re interested in booking a lecture, discussing my work, or reaching out for media or scholarly collaborations, I welcome your message. Please click here to contact me.
March 20, 2026 Antisemitism, an American Tradition Book Talk, Congregation B’nai...