Jewish history scholars have written reams of books and articles about Jewish history across time and space. Their works explore diverse topics—Jewish immigration, the varieties of Judaism, the founding and thriving of Jewish communities, and much more. Pamela Nadell is a leading scholar in the history of Jews in the US. She has published articles and books about Jewish immigrants’ journey to America; the religious movement called Conservative Judaism, women becoming rabbis, American Jewish women’s history, and antisemitism in the US.

Posts

NewYorkTimeslogo

How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Declaring Support for Israel

In The New York Times article How Republicans Echo Antisemitic Tropes Despite Declaring Support for Israel, Pamela Nadell highlights how terms like “globalist” and “cosmopolitan” have evolved into modern antisemitic tropes, particularly through the figure of George Soros. She explains how these terms, historically used to perpetuate harmful stereotypes about Jews, continue to be weaponized in contemporary political rhetoric, reflecting a troubling continuity of antisemitic narratives in mainstream discourse.