Stephen Roth Institute

The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism (Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism ) is a research institute of the University of Tel Aviv in Israel. It collects and provides information on forms and theories of anti-Semitism and racism. The focus is on the utilization of these phenomena in the social and political discourse since the end of World War II and the influence of the historical background.

History and work

The Institute was established as a project for the exploration of anti-Semitism in the fall of 1991. It is located in the Wiener Library Tel Aviv, it houses one of the world's most extensive collections of documents to fascist regimes and movements as well as anti-Semitism. The Institute is open to visitors and maintains cooperation with foreign universities.

Activities

• The maintenance of an authoritative and freely accessible in the Internet database for global recording of anti-Semitic incidents.
• The organization of academic conferences to present research reports and discussion of individual topics - both independently and in cooperation with foreign universities.
• The publication of an annual review of anti-Semitic incidents and trends around the world.
• The publication of thematic detail studies.
• The implementation of appropriate research projects on interdisciplinary collaboration with other institutes of the University of Tel Aviv.