Historian @JohnsHopkins | Newest book: Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism and the Fight over Free Speech in Modern America (Metropolitan/Henry Holt, Summer 2026)
"When the lines blur between scholarship and advocacy, both of them suffer." My contribution to the @chronicle piece about the new boom in antisemitism research. Lots of good analysis and debate in this overview of the state of the field. https://t.co/wge3Dn9T2E
In #ExceptionalHatred, leading historian James Loeffler (@jamesbloeffler) explores the revelatory history of antisemitism in the United States—from 1940s anti-Jewish riots to the contemporary crises on our campuses and in our courts.
On sale August 25, 2026.
Congratulations to my wonderful colleague, Alice Mandell, not on social media, whose first book is now out and available free, open access. If you want to know who was writing what in late Bronze Age Jerusalem, this is where you should go to find out: https://t.co/XfSnZAeU4v
Next week I will be speaking @HarvardCJS for the "Antisemitism & Universities Conference." It should be an important, serious conversation. More info here: https://t.co/9FU1i4DSmg
Why measure antisemitism? This Sunday 5/3 I am giving a keynote lecture, "The Reason of Things: Measuring Antisemitism in Historical Perspective" at the "Antisemitism in the United States: Current Social Science Research Conference," sponsored by the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology & the Wurzweiler School of Social Work of @YUNews and hosted at the @cjewishhistory. https://t.co/ncp6tAxeeu
Looking forward to this event in DC on 3/26 @ACFWashington with novelist Martin Prinz and filmmaker @bernaweg about violence and law at the end of the Holocaust in Austria. https://t.co/dbxe2Dp444
Back in September I was hosted by @jewishstudiesUF for a preview talk on my forthcoming book. Here is a short interview that I did with a student publication on the politics of antisemitism on the Right, Left, and Center. TL;DR: Everyone gets it wrong, but there are reasons for hope. https://t.co/x0cND25CuY #charlottesville #exceptionalhatred
My final two contributions to @URJorg on Judaism, law & violence. Many thanks to @URJPresident and his team for the chance to share reflections. Here is last week's commentary on empathy across national boundaries, https://t.co/cxnoHIr3TF followed by the last one 1/2
In a moment when radical Israeli politicians weaponize Judaism to justify racism, Jews must engage our tradition in its full moral complexity. Thanks to @URJPresident & the @URJorg, I'll post short pieces on Exodus over four weeks on Amalek and genocide, Israel/Palestine, and law and politics. First up: antisemitism's origins—and how we respond.