Emory University

Emory University launches new academic center intended to counter rising antisemitism

The Emory Policy Institute on Countering Antisemitism was founded and is led by Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, a University Distinguished Professor, Holocaust historian, and former US special envoy.

|ByALEX CARSON
Pro-Palestinian students demonstrate on the campus of Emory University on April 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Protesters demand the removal of Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani from Emory's medical department, January 2026.

Emory University removes Iranian official Larijani's daughter from medical faculty - report

Dr. Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani was previously listed on the Emory University School of Medicine's website as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.

|ByTZVI JASPER
IRAN'S SUPREME National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani speaks after meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon August 13, 2025.

Georgia rep. calls for removal of Iranian official's daughter from Emory university faculty

Dr. Ardeshir-Larijani is the daughter of Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council. The Emory University School of Medicine lists her as an assistant professor.

|ByTZVI JASPER
AMBASSADOR DEBORAH Lipstadt, US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism speaks during 'March For Israel' at the National Mall on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement

Jewish activists and communities have been engaged in debate over which corner poses the greatest threat, and new incidents are often met with immediate speculation over the attacker’s motivations.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

JScreen to offer at-home testing for genetic cancer susceptibility

Ashkenazi Jews have a 1-in-40 risk of carrying mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes: over 10 times the risk in the general population.

MARCH 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The secret to healing what ails you lies within your own DNA

Where is efficiency to be found?

We have all heard that the serum injected to protect us against the flu arrived two months late in Israel.

NOVEMBER 18, 2019ByDAVID GEFFEN
Calculating energy efficiency (Illustrative)

College administrators aiding and abetting antisemites

What distinguished this year’s annual week of harassment of Jewish students on Emory’s campus from other SJP events was that the eviction notices were officially sanctioned by Emory.

MAY 2, 2019ByASAF ROMIROWSKY, LAURI B. REGAN
Candler Library, Emory University