How does the particular produce the universal? In this seminar, Dr. James Loeffler will discuss how Jewish Studies engages this question by drawing on research on Raphael Lemkin’s creation of the legal concept of genocide in interwar Polish Jewish culture. …

The 2024 Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies, Distinguished Lecture by James Loeffler. This event is both in-person or via Zoom. To register for the Zoom link see https://wisconsin-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8tdtZrqyTdecQvrjdfKEyg#/registration Can law limit hate speech without violating the First …