OHPI at Limmud Oz 2015

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This Sunday and Monday the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, will be presenting two sessions as part of Limmud Oz in Sydney.

 Take action on Anti-Semitism online

Sunday, June 7 • 17:15 – 18:15
Dr Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute and a Co-Chair of the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism, will update participants on global efforts to combat online antisemitism and how they can be a part of it. Just a month after the 2015 meeting of the Global Forum, this is an opportunity to get the latest information from a leading international expert, and play a role at the cutting edge of countering the hate and extremism that is having such a devestating impact on society in 2015.

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The re-emergence of old Anti-Semitism through new media

Monday, June 8 • 09:30 – 10:30
The session discusses the re-emergence of traditional forms of antisemitism, such as deicide and blood libel, the spread of the antisemitic forgery the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and the rising use of social media to promote neo-Nazi ideology.

More at the Limmud site