Sexual Violence and Antisemitism: A conference hosted by The Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law

A conference hosted by The Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law Harvard Law School Smith  Center, Harvard University, February 2-3, 2026.

  • Sexual Violence and Antisemitism

You are cordially invited to Sexual Violence and Antisemitism: Perspectives from International Law, Halakha, and Feminist Theory, a conference hosted by the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard Law School. The conference will take place on February 2–3, 2026.

The program features five panel discussions:

  • Antisemitism and Its Fantasies of Sexual Violence

  • Antisemitic Sexual Violence from Medieval to Modern Europe

  • The Sexual Violence of October 7th and Its Antisemitic Aftermath

  • Challenges to Implicit Heteronormativity in Holocaust Inquiry

  • The Problem of Interpretation and the Sound of Silence

Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and Chair of the Jewish Studies Program, will chair the panel Antisemitic Sexual Violence from Medieval to Modern Europe and will also moderate the conference's closing discussion.