Perceptions and Prejudice
A Workshop in Honor of András Kovács’s 70
thBirthday
Paul Klee: Angelus Novus, 1920
February 10, 2017 Budapest, Hungary
3 P r o g r a m
F r i d a y , F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 2 0 1 7
M o n u m e n t B u i l d i n g 1 0 2 ( P o p p e r ) , C E U
10:30 - 11:00 Welcome and introduction
Michael L. Miller (Budapest) Welcoming Remarks
Randolph L. Braham (New York) Congratulatory Remarks
11:00 - 12:30 Session 1 Perceptions of Antisemitism Chair: Szabolcs Pogonyi
Werner Bergman (Berlin)
Measuring Antisemitic Attitudes: the Problem of Social Desirability
Luca Váradi (Budapest)
“I don’t think we should talk about this”: Young Hungarians’ Perceptions of Social Norms and Antisemitism
Michał Bilewicz (Warsaw)
Jewish Conspiracy Theories: a Quest for Control and Meaning in Eastern Europe?
12:30 - 12:45 Coffee Break
12:45 – 13:45 Session 2 Discourses on Antisemitism Chair: Anton Pelinka
Ruth Wodak (Vienna and Lancaster)
The Politics of Denial: Antisemitism and Right-Wing Populism
4 Ildikó Barna (Budapest)
The Topography of Antisemitism in Hungary
13:45 – 14:45 Lunch Break
14:45 – 15:45 Session 3 Institutions and Antisemitism Chair: András Pap
Marie Crhová (Olomouc)
State-Sponsored Antisemitism in Communist Czechoslovakia
Monika Kovács (Budapest)
Envied Groups and Prejudice Reduction: Can We Diminish Antisemitism through Education?
15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Session 4 Exploring Jewish Identity Chair: Mária M. Kovács
Ferenc Erős (Budapest)
How Did We Realize that We Wanted to Study Jewish Identity?
Kata Bohus (Göttingen)
Martyr Memorial Services and the Formation of New Jewish Identities in Early Post-War Hungary
Camelia Craciun (Bucharest)
Yiddish Culture after the Holocaust: The State Jewish Theatre of Bucharest 17:30 – 17:45 Closing Remarks
Victor Karády (Budapest)
