Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies and Associated Faculty in the History Department, was recently sworn in as ambassador by Vice President Kamala Harris. Lipstadt will serve as the State Department’s special envoy to combat antisemitism. Read more about Lipstadt’s new post via the Emory News Center (“Emory historian Deborah Lipstadt confirmed as U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism“) and Yahoo News (“Kamala Harris swears in envoy to combat antisemitism“). Also read below a quote from Lipstadt about the rising tide of hatred and racism across the globe, which she gave in an interview with NPR after the anti-black mass shooting in Buffalo, NY.

“The rising threat of anti-Semitism, the rising threat of racism, the rising degree of conspiratorial thinking, it’s not just a threat to the welfare of specific groups in this country – we saw it against the African American community in a tragic, tragic way this past week – but it’s a national security threat. It’s a threat to our communal welfare. And the need is immediate. And the need is great.”