"the single most important class I have taken in law school"

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In Fall 2026, Prof. Katz taught "Antisemitism and the Law" as a 3-credit course taught at Indiana University McKinney School of Law. It enrolled 8 students, six of whom were Catholic, one was Hindu, and one was Jewish. Below are student responses to the course, organized thematically. 

The upshot is that the course works! -- students across varied backgrounds found it meaningful, rigorous, and essential.

“Antisemitism and the Law is the single most important class that I have taken in law school.”

“One of the most meaningful, unique, and important courses I have taken in law school.”

“I am grateful to have had the opportunity to take this course.”

“Sharing such meaningful discussions with others in the class truly made my week"

“Spurred deep intellectual conversations.”

“Taught in a style that promotes open debate and dialogue.”

“A law school classroom, guided by clear standards of analysis, and respectful dialogue, is precisely the setting in which such complexities should be confronted.”

“First time in law school that I saw something related to my identity acknowledged and taken seriously.”

“Having a course that, at a base level, inspired me to understand more about my place in the world was cathartic and will be long-lasting.”

Holocaust survivor family members were “pleasantly surprised” the school offers this.

“This course has been the most intuitive I have encountered in law school.”

“The course encourages students to engage with challenging inquiry, analyze a variety of primary legal materials, and reflect on the broader societal implications of doctrinal development domestically and around the world.”

“I look at things in a different and meaningful way now.”

“I found this framing to be both compelling and deeply important.”

“[The course] demonstrated how the law was used to persecute the Jewish community and how the Jewish community utilized the law as a means to combat antisemitism.”

“I have learned that antisemitism affects and harms everyone, not just the Jewish community. If the law is used to discriminate against one group or person, the law can be used to discriminate against any group or person.”

“If you are committed to eradicating antisemitism, you must first invest in teaching students about the relationship between antisemitism and the law.”

“We will not be able to develop the solutions that are necessary to eradicate antisemitism until the scholarship of the complexities of antisemitism in the law is widely understood.”

“I hope that this work on Antisemitism and the Law continues at IU McKinney and inspires other law schools to host their own Antisemitism and the Law classes. I hope that Professor Katz’s textbook and course are a big step in the right direction toward creating better people and loosening the thread of antisemitism around the world.”

“Law school’s failure to adequately teach students about the complexity of this problem has perpetuated these wrongs and allowed antisemitism to flourish.”