Historian Pamela S. Nadell Confronts the Roots of American Antisemitism
Hosted By: The New York Jewish Week, UJA-Federation of New York
Join New York Jewish Week and UJA-Federation of New York for the next event in our Folio literary series: historian and author Pamela S. Nadell will discuss her timely and compelling new book Antisemitism, an American Tradition.
In her latest project, 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. A timely overview of the history of antisemitism in this country for the last four centuries, Antisemitism, an American Tradition sounds the alarm on this hatred which plagues America and the world today.
Professor Pamela S. Nadell holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History at American University. Her book America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today won the 2019 National Jewish Book Awards Everett Family Foundation “Book of the Year” and was translated into Hebrew. The Wall Street Journal named her new book, Antisemitism, an American Tradition (W.W. Norton) to its October 2025 best books list. A past president of the Association for Jewish Studies, Nadell is a member of the Advisory Board planning the rebuild of Pittsburgh’s The Tree of Life.
