In-Person Courses

The term “antisemitism” is carrying a lot of confusing political and cultural weight in the United States in 2025. Many of us have pressing questions about the evolving use of the term and find it difficult to sort through and articulate these questions. Over the course of eight weeks, The Antisemitism Labyrinth will seek to provide a learning community in which we will, through historical survey and guided inquiry, lift ourselves out of the confusing maze of the heated debates of 2025, to a clearer sense of who we are and where we stand. Our sources will range from recent, in-depth journalism and commentary following the events of October 7, 2023, to curated historical sources to educational resources developed to address antisemitism at the secondary and collegiate level.

September 18-October 23, 3:30-5:30 pm

Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA

In this 5-week course we will explore the rapidly changing landscape of American news media as guide to understanding the chaotic cultural and political changes we are living through. Using The Siren’s Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource by MSNBC host Chris Hayes as our guide, we will trace the concurrent explosion of information available and the destabilizing distraction we all experience in trying to make sense of it all. Along the way we will also consider the recent works of authors Timothy Snyder and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Required book: The Sirens' Call. How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes.

September 30-October 28, 3:30-5:30 pm, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA

Explore the rapidly changing landscape of American news media to better understand the cultural and political upheavals shaping our world. Using The Siren’s Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource, by MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, along with works by other contemporary thought leaders, we’ll trace the explosion of information and the destabilizing distractions we face while trying to make sense of it all. Gain tools to cut through the noise and think critically about the media you consume.  

November 6-December 11, 7:00-8:30 pm in person, Gibbs School, Arlington, MA