David Feldman
@dmf101.bsky.social
South of the Thames, south of the Yarra. Rootless cosmopolitan. Historian. Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism and University of Melbourne. Racism (against). Arsenal.
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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?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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
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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?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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...
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This is, I believe, the first official word from the Government on what happened yesterday in London. Not only inaction in the face of violence and hate, but a celebration of it. I passed through London twice yesterday with my two kids & what Labour seem to be missing is that people aren't just...
September 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is, I believe, the first official word from the Government on what happened yesterday in London. Not only inaction in the face of violence and hate, but a celebration of it. I passed through London twice yesterday with my two kids & what Labour seem to be missing is that people aren't just...
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Important thinking and reading, with the correct David Feldman retagged: @dmf101.bsky.social .
New piece in @prospectmagazine.co.uk with @davidfeldman.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social (@bisa-bkk.bsky.social) on recent comments on antisemitism and racism.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/identi...
(Thank you to @aloner.bsky.social for such great editing.)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/identi...
(Thank you to @aloner.bsky.social for such great editing.)
The truth in Diane Abbott’s ill-judged remarks
Politicians need to find better of ways of thinking about racism—and of acting against it
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Important thinking and reading, with the correct David Feldman retagged: @dmf101.bsky.social .
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Diane Abbot, anti-Black racism, antisemitism - read David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/identi...
The truth in Diane Abbott’s ill-judged remarks
Politicians need to find better of ways of thinking about racism—and of acting against it
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Diane Abbot, anti-Black racism, antisemitism - read David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social in @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/identi...
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"The politics of purity, of friend and enemy, with us or against us, does not serve the anti-racist movement but undermines it”
David Feldman (@dmf101.bsky.social), @bengidley.bsky.social and I reply to Eli Machover.
Grateful to @vashtimedia.bsky.social for hosting this discussion. (2/2)
David Feldman (@dmf101.bsky.social), @bengidley.bsky.social and I reply to Eli Machover.
Grateful to @vashtimedia.bsky.social for hosting this discussion. (2/2)
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
July 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"The politics of purity, of friend and enemy, with us or against us, does not serve the anti-racist movement but undermines it”
David Feldman (@dmf101.bsky.social), @bengidley.bsky.social and I reply to Eli Machover.
Grateful to @vashtimedia.bsky.social for hosting this discussion. (2/2)
David Feldman (@dmf101.bsky.social), @bengidley.bsky.social and I reply to Eli Machover.
Grateful to @vashtimedia.bsky.social for hosting this discussion. (2/2)
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"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."
@dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social, and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social reply. vashtimedia.com/against-poli...
@dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social, and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social reply. 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
July 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"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."
@dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social, and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social reply. vashtimedia.com/against-poli...
@dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social, and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social reply. vashtimedia.com/against-poli...
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It’s published alongside a critique of our report by Eli Machover. @vashtimedia.bsky.social have kindly offered us the opportunity to respond to this in a future issue.
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‘The choice is one between anti-racism and Zionism as such’
A response to the authors of Facing antisemitism.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It’s published alongside a critique of our report by Eli Machover. @vashtimedia.bsky.social have kindly offered us the opportunity to respond to this in a future issue.
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The state of anti-antisemitism
An interview with @dmf101.bsky.social, @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social and me in @vashtimedia.bsky.social about our recent report on antisemitism for @runnymedetrust.bsky.social
vashtimedia.com/state-of-ant...
An interview with @dmf101.bsky.social, @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social and me in @vashtimedia.bsky.social about our recent report on antisemitism for @runnymedetrust.bsky.social
vashtimedia.com/state-of-ant...
The state of anti-antisemitism
An interview with the authors of a new Runnymede Trust report.
vashtimedia.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The state of anti-antisemitism
An interview with @dmf101.bsky.social, @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social and me in @vashtimedia.bsky.social about our recent report on antisemitism for @runnymedetrust.bsky.social
vashtimedia.com/state-of-ant...
An interview with @dmf101.bsky.social, @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social and me in @vashtimedia.bsky.social about our recent report on antisemitism for @runnymedetrust.bsky.social
vashtimedia.com/state-of-ant...
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Everything about this conference is so grim from the speakers to the framing 🤢. Shame on United Synagogue and Rabbi Mirvis for participating.
March 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Everything about this conference is so grim from the speakers to the framing 🤢. Shame on United Synagogue and Rabbi Mirvis for participating.
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I’m sorry but Netanyahu’s “antisemitism confidence” is nothing but a fascist rally. Germany’s antisemitism commissioner has pulled out on seeing the full line up. If Chief Rabbi Mirvis has any integrity he should too.
www.international-conference-antisemitism-jerusalem.com
www.international-conference-antisemitism-jerusalem.com
Home | The International Conference on Combating Antisemitism
www.international-conference-antisemitism-jerusalem.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I’m sorry but Netanyahu’s “antisemitism confidence” is nothing but a fascist rally. Germany’s antisemitism commissioner has pulled out on seeing the full line up. If Chief Rabbi Mirvis has any integrity he should too.
www.international-conference-antisemitism-jerusalem.com
www.international-conference-antisemitism-jerusalem.com
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Combating antisemitism must happen alongside wider anti-racist initiatives, including building alliances with other racialised minorities.
Read the full report here 👉 ow.ly/LEp550UFjVP
Join our report launch this evening at Birkbeck University 👉 ow.ly/T4w650UFjJ9
Read the full report here 👉 ow.ly/LEp550UFjVP
Join our report launch this evening at Birkbeck University 👉 ow.ly/T4w650UFjJ9
Facing antisemitism: the struggle for safety and solidarity
Antisemitism is hardwired into UK society, but current methods of tackling it are not working
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January 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Combating antisemitism must happen alongside wider anti-racist initiatives, including building alliances with other racialised minorities.
Read the full report here 👉 ow.ly/LEp550UFjVP
Join our report launch this evening at Birkbeck University 👉 ow.ly/T4w650UFjJ9
Read the full report here 👉 ow.ly/LEp550UFjVP
Join our report launch this evening at Birkbeck University 👉 ow.ly/T4w650UFjJ9
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Antisemitism is hardwired into UK society, but current methods of tackling it are not working.
Our new report, written by colleagues at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social, shows how we can move beyond framing antisemitism in ways that pit communities against one another.
Our new report, written by colleagues at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social, shows how we can move beyond framing antisemitism in ways that pit communities against one another.
January 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Antisemitism is hardwired into UK society, but current methods of tackling it are not working.
Our new report, written by colleagues at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social, shows how we can move beyond framing antisemitism in ways that pit communities against one another.
Our new report, written by colleagues at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social, shows how we can move beyond framing antisemitism in ways that pit communities against one another.
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Written by BISA’s David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social, and commissioned by the @runnymedetrust.bsky.social, the report highlights how…
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Written by BISA’s David Feldman @dmf101.bsky.social, @bengidley.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social, and commissioned by the @runnymedetrust.bsky.social, the report highlights how…
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Antisemitism is a stain on UK society. Current responses to tackling the problem are not working, and we urgently need a new approach to both thinking about and combating antisemitism – says a new report out today. Read the report here: ow.ly/LEp550UFjVP. A thread.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Antisemitism is a stain on UK society. Current responses to tackling the problem are not working, and we urgently need a new approach to both thinking about and combating antisemitism – says a new report out today. Read the report here: ow.ly/LEp550UFjVP. A thread.
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Very honoured to be part of this with @bisa-bkk.bsky.social colleagues @dmf101.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social and thrilled that the fantastic @rachelshabi.bsky.social and Maya Goodfellow will be speaking too.
Join our CEO Dr Shabna Begum in conversation with Prof David Feldman, Dr Ben Gidley, and Dr Brendan McGeever for the launch a new Runnymede Trust-commissioned report, Facing Antisemitism: The Struggle for Safety and Solidarity.
Find out more and reserve a spot 👇
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Find out more and reserve a spot 👇
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January 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Very honoured to be part of this with @bisa-bkk.bsky.social colleagues @dmf101.bsky.social and @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social and thrilled that the fantastic @rachelshabi.bsky.social and Maya Goodfellow will be speaking too.
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Finally, my own view is pretty much exactly that of Rachel Shabi here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(Not just because she cites another Birkbeck scholar, @dmf101.bsky.social)
(Not just because she cites another Birkbeck scholar, @dmf101.bsky.social)
November 16, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Finally, my own view is pretty much exactly that of Rachel Shabi here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
(Not just because she cites another Birkbeck scholar, @dmf101.bsky.social)
(Not just because she cites another Birkbeck scholar, @dmf101.bsky.social)
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My friend and colleague Brendan McGeever brings much needed sober context and historical analysis to the Amsterdam events
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Thread by @BrendanMcGeever on Thread Reader App
@BrendanMcGeever: The violence in Amsterdam last night has been widely described as a pogrom against Jews. This is not only misleading but politically dangerous. A thread. As a scholar of pogroms, I h...
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November 9, 2024 at 12:53 PM
My friend and colleague Brendan McGeever brings much needed sober context and historical analysis to the Amsterdam events
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