Student Reflections
The "Antisemitism and the Law" course invites students to examine how legal systems have classified, protected, marginalized, and regulated Jews across history and contemporary society. Student reflections illustrate the intellectual, professional, and personal impact of studying antisemitism as a legal and institutional phenomenon.
“This was the single most important class I took in law school.”
“The course fundamentally changed the way I think about antisemitism, civil rights law, and the relationship between law and minority identity.”
“I entered the course expecting a narrow study of hate crimes and discrimination law. Instead, the course examined deep questions concerning race, religion, identity, free speech, equality, and democracy.”
“As a non-Jewish student, I came away with a far deeper understanding of how antisemitism operates institutionally and historically, and why legal systems have struggled to classify and respond to it.”
“The course demonstrated that antisemitism is not only a historical phenomenon but also a continuing challenge for legal institutions, universities, and democratic societies.”
“Few courses in law school combined intellectual rigor, historical depth, and contemporary relevance in the way this course did.”