And an invigorating and enjoyable third paper by @josephfinlay.bsky.social on the shift from forgetting to claiming Cable Street by the Jewish communal leadership.

Fantastic paper by @liamliburd.bsky.social placing Cable Street back into history (instead of mythology), reflecting on imperialism, antisemitism and police racism.

Great opening paper by Nadia Valman ( @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social) on youthfulness (and panics about it) as a key features of 1930s East End anti-fascism

My colleague @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social introducing @bisa-bkk.bsky.social’s #CableSt90 event. Really looking forward to hearing the speakers and conversation.

Ben Gidley@bengidley.bsky.social · last wk.

And this is happening in 3 hours at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social , in person in Bloomsbury only but I think it’ll be recorded. Superb line up of @liamliburd.bsky.social @josephfinlay.bsky.social and Nadia Valman (@cockneyyiddish.bsky.social) bisa.bbk.ac.uk/event/the-ba...

Some words in the Guardian on the far-right National Conservatism conference taking place in Jerusalem today. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I'll be speaking at this colloquium tomorrow on antisemitism and anti-racism at the National Assembly in Paris, organised by @deputeeobono.bsky.social and @gabriellecthl.bsky.social of La France Insoumise. (1/3)

I'll be speaking at this colloquium tomorrow on antisemitism and anti-racism at the National Assembly in Paris, organised by @deputeeobono.bsky.social and @gabriellecthl.bsky.social of La France Insoumise. (1/3)

The Battle of Cable Street ninety years on: the struggle against fascism and antisemitism, then and now. With Nadia Valman, Liam Liburd (@liamliburd.bsky.social) and Joseph Finlay (@josephfinlay.bsky.social). Join us at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social on 6/10. More info below: bisa.bbk.ac.uk/event/the-ba...

Absolutely fantastic talk by @ankahajkova.bsky.social at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social tonight, chaired by @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social. Deeply moving AND entertaining AND challenging.

Antisemitism in Britain - what is going on? I talked to @arielleangel.bsky.social and Em Hilton of @naamoduk.bsky.social for the latest episode of the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social podcast. jewishcurrents.org/the-wrong-wa...

What is going on in the field of antisemitism studies? I was interviewed by @stephaniemlee.bsky.social for this important piece along with several other colleagues.

The Fight Over Antisemitism Studies

How money, fear, and October 7th forged a contentious new area of study.

chronicle.com

David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social in @newyorker.com on antisemitism in Britain today and why the government's response falls short www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem

The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will its solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse?

newyorker.com

I spoke to @joshnathankazis.bsky.social today for the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social newsletter about antisemitism, Zack Polanski and the growing divisions among British Jews over Israel and Zionism. jewishcurrents.org/newsletter/f...

Antisemitism in Britain today - what is going on and how should we respond? Some thoughts aired on NPR All Things Considered yesterday. www.npr.org/2026/05/06/n...

Antisemitism scholar reacts to U.K. declaration of emergency

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with antisemitism scholar Brendan McGeever about why we're seeing a rise in antisemitism in the U.K. and what the government can do about it.

npr.org

“Racism arises in different ways for different groups, but it’s abhorrent in all cases for the same reasons. Once we see this, we can see that our efforts to combat antisemitism should be allied to 360-degree anti-racism” This is such a great interview with @dmf101.bsky.social in the Guardian.

Tuesday briefing: Why efforts to tackle Britain’s long history of antisemitism have fallen short

In today’s newsletter: A scholar of antisemitism on how we define it, how it has operated in Britain, and what can be done

theguardian.com

BISA has received a major grant of USD$650,000 from Open Society Foundations @open-society.bsky.social to support its work. Director David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social is joined by Brendanmcgeever.bsky.social as Co-Director. Full story www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...

Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism receives further funding boost

bbk.ac.uk

Some news: the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism has received a major grant from the Open Society Foundations (OSF). www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec... 1/5

Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism receives further funding boost

bbk.ac.uk

"We will not let this horror be weaponized to justify crackdowns on Palestine solidarity movements or violent retribution against Muslim communities". This is such a great piece by @emhilton.bsky.social. Worth your time. www.972mag.com/bondi-massac...

After the Bondi massacre, we don't have the luxury to grieve silently

Before the blood had dried, the deadliest attack on Australian Jews was being used to justify repressing Palestine solidarity and retribution against Muslims.

972mag.com

Tomorrow at the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism (@bisa-bkk.bsky.social): “The moral panic in America about antisemitism on college campuses” with Prof Dov Waxman (UCLA) (@dovwaxman.bsky.social). Details in the link below. Come! bisa.bbk.ac.uk/event/antise...

BISA's @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social, co-author with David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social and @bengidley.bsky.social, sets out the reasoning behind their recent letter to The Guardian

Brendan McGeever@brendanmcgeever.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Why is support for the @greenparty.org.uk growing among British Jews and how do we understand this? A letter by @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and me for the Guardian. 1/5

The growing political divisions among British Jews - letter in The Guardian from BISA's David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Green party’s policies on Israel are appealing to young British Jews | Letter

Letter: Prof David Feldman, Dr Ben Gidley and Dr Brendan McGeever from the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism say it is wrong to characterise Jewish support for the Greens as ‘paradoxica...

theguardian.com

Why is support for the @greenparty.org.uk growing among British Jews and how do we understand this? A letter by @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and me for the Guardian. 1/5

The Green party’s policies on Israel are appealing to young British Jews | Letter

Letter: Prof David Feldman, Dr Ben Gidley and Dr Brendan McGeever from the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism say it is wrong to characterise Jewish support for the Greens as ‘paradoxica...

theguardian.com

Our letter to the Gaurdian on UK Jews voting for Greens and Reform has now been published. By @dmf101.bsky.social @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social and me, @bisa-bkk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Green party’s policies on Israel are appealing to young British Jews | Letter

Letter: Prof David Feldman, Dr Ben Gidley and Dr Brendan McGeever from the Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism say it is wrong to characterise Jewish support for the Greens as ‘paradoxica...

theguardian.com

Ben Gidley@bengidley.bsky.social · 11mo ago

To keep this in perspective: 11% had turned to Reform, 18% to Green. The Green surge among Jews 9 times bigger than in the whole population; the switch to Ref was far smaller than in the whole population. The Green surge is the Jewish-specific story: the switch to Ref a weak echo of national trends.

Looking forward to welcoming colleagues to Ottawa next week for our international workshop on conspiracy theories as a threat to democracy. Part of Media Literacy Week @mediasmarts.bsky.social www.carleton.ca/populistpublics/events

New article for @prospectmagazine.co.uk with my colleagues David Feldman (@dmf101.bsky.social) and Ben Gidley (@bengidley.bsky.social) in which we critically examine mainstream political responses to the attack on the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester earlier this month.

The difficult truth about antisemitism

Why don’t we acknowledge that there are different ways of measuring the prevalence of anti-Jewish prejudice?

prospectmagazine.co.uk

New article with @bisa-bkk.bsky.social colleagues @dmf101.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social:

Prospect Magazine@prospectmagazine.co.uk · 12mo ago

More Jewish people in Britain are concerned by general racism than the number who are worried by antisemitism. This is a building block for anti-racist politics, write three Birkbeck experts. @bisa-bkk.bsky.social

More Jewish people in Britain are concerned by general racism than the number who are worried by antisemitism. This is a building block for anti-racist politics, write three Birkbeck experts. @bisa-bkk.bsky.social

The difficult truth about antisemitism

Why don’t we acknowledge that there are different ways of measuring the prevalence of anti-Jewish prejudice?

prospectmagazine.co.uk

Antisemitism: how to measure it, how to confront it. Read BISA’s David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social in www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/religi...

The difficult truth about antisemitism

Why don’t we acknowledge that there are different ways of measuring the prevalence of anti-Jewish prejudice?

prospectmagazine.co.uk

Really interesting and valuable article vashtimedia.com/against-poli...

Against political purity: A reply to Eli Machover

The authors of Facing antisemitism argue for embracing the shifting ground of the Jewish community.

vashtimedia.com

“We are in a historical moment in which key parts of the Jewish community are shifting: a moment in which the possibility of a politics of horizontal solidarity can be glimpsed.” Brilliant Left meditation on fighting antisemitism in Britain vashtimedia.com/against-poli...

Against political purity: A reply to Eli Machover

The authors of Facing antisemitism argue for embracing the shifting ground of the Jewish community.

vashtimedia.com