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Faculty awards
Father Desbois honored by the ADL
November 8, 2018
Fr. Patrick Desbois was honored by the Anti-Defamation League during their 2018 Concert Against Hate on November 8, 2018.
Former ADL Director Attributes Rise in Anti-Semitism to Trump
The Hoya
October 15, 2018 | Washington, DC
Abraham Foxman, former professor at the CJC, is interviewed by The Hoya about his views on rising anti-semitism and its connections to nationalism and the Trump administration.
CJC Students
BEB #3: Healing and Resisting through Challah
Bossier Magazine
September 26, 2018
Madeline Budman writes about her identity as a Jewish student on campus, anti-Semitism, and the hope she has for change in the future as the result of an engaged student body.
Current events
The real story behind Gaza's marches: The Gazans who chose to stay home
YNet News
April 24, 2018
Analysis: The ordinary Palestinian is not only politically weary, he is also increasingly alienated from his leadership and political institutions as venues to propel a meaningful change in his life. Under such circumstances, responding to Hamas’ calls to protest and risk one’s lives by marching towards the border makes little sense.
Interviews
Father Patrick Desbois on CNN (Transcript)
CNN
April 11, 2018 | Los Angeles, CA
CJC faculty member Father Patrick Desbois speaks to CNN anchor Isha Sesay about his upcoming book, The Terrorist Factory: ISIS, the Yazidi Genocide and Exporting Terror.
Spotlight: Father Patrick Desbois's research and writing
Times of Israel
April 11, 2018
The Times of Israel spotlights Father Patrick Desbois's book, "Holocaust by Bullets," based on his research at Yahad-in Unum.
Current events
After Documenting Nazi Crimes, a French Priest Exposes ISIS Attacks on Yazidis
NPR
March 18, 2018
Rev. Patrick Desbois talks to NPR regarding his study of the Holocaust and ISIL.
Current events
Meet the French Priest Documenting Crimes Committed by ISIS against Yazidis
NPR
March 9, 2018
Rev. Patrick Desbois speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro regarding his work documenting ISIL crimes against the Yazidis.
Current events
Auschwitz Tour Guide On Poland's Holocaust Complicity Ban
NPR
February 11, 2018
Professor Anna Sommer Schneider talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro regarding the recent Holocaust complicity ban passed in Poland.