Category: Tolerance Studies Posts

The Institute for Tolerance Studies is celebrating 20 years of programming providing a venue for research, publishing, lectures, and learning. The Institute for Tolerance Studies was established as a non-profit 501-c-3 organization in 2005 with the purpose of promoting social justice, tolerance, respect, and acceptance between people of diverse backgrounds, addressing issues of antisemitism, intolerance,…

The latest Hamas/Israel war has us transfixed like no other. First came the attacks on Israel on October 7 by Hamas, then the devastating IDF counterattack on Hamas in Gaza, followed by the tit for tat attacks between Israel and Iran. This is more than a war between Israel and Hamas or Hezbollah. After the…

Leonard B. Torobin was a leading research scientist with an inquiring mind and broad intellectual interests. He was born in Montreal to Boris and Rose Torobin. He attended Yiddishe Folkschule, Baron Byng High School and McGill University where he earned a Ph.D. in Fluid Dynamics. He also studied music at the University of Montreal’s conservatory…

Free speech stands as a vital cornerstone of democracy, enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, yet its relationship with antisemitism and hate speech presents a complex challenge that demands our attention and understanding. Throughout history, the evolution of free speech has reflected society’s struggle to balance the protection of individual expression with the need to safeguard…