New York - “Old Biases, New Realities: Italian Judaism and the Changing Faces of Antisemitism” is the title of a conference taking place at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York on January 28 at 6 p.m., as part of the events marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The panel will feature Cristina M. Bettin, Professor of Italian Studies and Modern and Contemporary History at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ambassador Deborah E. Lipstadt, University Distinguished Professor at Emory University; and Stanislao Pugliese, Professor of European History and Queensboro Unico Distinguished Professor of Italian and Italian-American Studies at Hofstra University. The discussion will be moderated by Claudio Pagliara, Director of the IIC.

The conference explores the historical depth and contemporary transformations of antisemitism through the specific lens of the Italian Jewish experience. Moving between past and present, the discussion examines how long-standing prejudices have translated into persecution and why antisemitism has proven so resilient across different political, social, and cultural contexts. By tracing antisemitic narratives from modern Italy to the present day, the event invites the audience to reflect on the mechanisms that enabled exclusion and violence, as well as the ways antisemitism continues to operate today, often in subtle, reworked, and seemingly legitimate forms.