Jacob Ari Labendz
Historian, Vegan, Semi-Pro-Jew
My interests include Jewish culture and history, memory studies, diaspora studies, Central Europe, the Middle East, film, and comedy.
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I haven’t posted in a while, which means that some updates and posts moving forward may not reflect chronological order. “Memorializing vs. Historicizing: Confederate Monuments and the Contested Past.” On Feb. 28, 2018, I had the honor of participating in … Continue reading
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Quoted in Article on “Hate on the Rise”
Renee Fox of the Tribune Chronicle interviewed me for her excellent article, “Hate on the Rise,” which appeared on August 27, 2017.
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L’Affaire Gorka, PhD?
The “Gorka Affair” – questions about Sebastian Gorka’s possible ties to racist-rightwing movements in Hungary – has set the two main American-Jewish publications against one another. Here’s my take in The Marginalia Review of Books on the man, his politics, … Continue reading
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See me on March 19 in NYC
I will be giving an address at Annual Memorial Service for the Czechoslovak Jewish Victims of Nazism, convened by the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews: “A Diaspora of Time: The Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews, 1961-1994” Rabbi … Continue reading
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See me on Feb 9th @PennState
I’ll be talking about White Nationalism in the shadow of Weimar & the rise of Nazism. Or, everything you wanted to know about WN-Twitter but were too disgusted to ask.
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New Publication
I am delighted to announce the publication of my latest article in the Jahrbuch für Antisemitismusforschung [Yearbook for Research on Antisemitism], v. 25 (2016, in English): 327-62. Does Germany Need “Antisemitism”? Reflections amid a “Crisis” The article is only available in print. … Continue reading
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Jewish Property after 1945
Click here to read about the forthcoming issue of Jewish Culture and History, which will be a special issue, edited by me: “Jewish Property after 1945: Cultures and Economies of Ownership, Loss, Recovery, and Transfer.”
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Dismantling White Veganism
Veganism in and of itself is the practice of abstaining from the use and exploitation of animals as far as practical. Veganism rejects the mainstream narrative that animals are here for us to use i… Source: Dismantling White Veganism, i.e., … Continue reading
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Book Review: Revolution with a Human Face
East Central Europe just published my review of James Krapfl’s 2013 book, Revolution with a Human Face: Politics, Culture, and Community in Czechoslovakia, 1989-1992. For those interested in the region, the period, or revolutions, I highly recommend the book. For those interested … Continue reading
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