A Roundtable Discussion brings together scholars of American Jewish history, the American conservative movement, and American fascism to rethink how historians understand and categorize “fringe” groups on the right. Are the labels “fringe,” “extreme,” or “radical” accurate or even useful in how we understand the right? And, particularly since 10/07 and the intense focus in the media and among college administrators in addressing the rise of antisemitism on college campuses — which tends to be coded as left-wing—how do we understand the role of antisemitism on the American right, both historically and in our contemporary moment?
David Austin Walsh, Yale University
Lila Berman, Temple University
Hasia Diner, New York University
Joseph Fronczak, Princeton University