(JEWISH GROUP) MSU professor discusses historical antisemitism in America at UConn
A professor from Michigan State University discussed the origins of early 20th-century antisemitism in America and its effect on the modern day at the Dodd Center on Wednesday, April 2.
In 2022, MSU professor of history and Jewish studies Kirsten Fermaglich set out to uncover the significance of American antisemitism as a part of the National Archives Distinguished Fellowship. This research into governmental records led her to her presentation, “Filthy, UnAmerican, and Dangerous in Their Habits: Antisemitism and the Emergency Quota Act, 1918-1921.”
To Fermaglich, the history of American antisemitism has gone unresearched and undiscussed. She noted that while racism is a common theme in discussions of American history, antisemitism isn’t, and she planned to look for evidence of it.
“How significant was antisemitism in American history?” Fermaglich asked. “How significant was antisemitism in American immigration history?”
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Perhaps she should make it into a TikToc or Instagram story so people might actually view it. 