The Annual Gus and Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture - 2023

Rob Eshman delivered the 18th Annual Solomon Memorial Lecture:

“Jewish Journalism in a Time of Rising Antisemitism"

Every day, it seems, our headlines include shocking incidences of hate speech, antisemitic graffiti, conspiracy theories and assaults on the visibly Orthodox. Journalism has an important role to play in reporting, analyzing, interrogating and debating these phenomena. Rob Eshman will discuss the challenges that journalists – and especially Jewish journalists – face in covering antisemitism. Where are the lines between calling out hatred and platforming it? How do we balance coverage of these threats and stereotypes with those targeting more vulnerable minorities? Why is this happening in the first place — and how scared should Jews be?

Recorded February 16, 2023 at University Place Hotel

Due to family circumstances, Jodi Rudoren, our originally scheduled speaker, was unable to deliver this year's Gus and Libby Solomon Lecture. Another leader in the field of Jewish journalism, Rob Eshman, graciously agreed to take her place. The lecture topic remains unchanged.

Rob Eshman

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February 16, 2023

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PT

Join us for this free in person event held at University Place Hotel and Conference Center, 310 SW Lincoln St, Portland, OR 97201

Registration: Please preregister for this free event on our Eventbrite page.

Support this event: Make a donation to the Gus and Libby Solomon Lecture Series Endowment.

Biography:

Rob Eshman is Senior Contributing Columnist of the Forward, the oldest and most prominent Jewish news outlet in the U.S. He previously served as the Forward’s National Editor and as Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, during a period when both Rob and the Journal won numerous national awards for journalism, community leadership and design. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Mr. Eshman is a frequent opinion page contributor to the Los Angeles Times and a regular commentator on Los Angeles-area radio and television. He has served as a Visiting Lecturer on journalism at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and as Adjunct Professor at USC Annenberg School of Journalism, where he created and taught, “Food, Media and Culture.” As CEO of the A-Mark Foundation, Rob is spearheading a multi-year effort to create the world’s only archive of all anti-Jewish laws enacted anywhere since Greco-Roman times.

Get to know Rob Eshman

Rob Eshman writes a column for the Forward.

Plan your trip!

Please note that parking availability is limited onsite at the hotel and the rate is $3 per hour. As an alternative to parking, you may wish to travel by MAX. The Orange Line stops directly in front of the hotel. The stop ID is 13710. Here is a link to help you plan your trip: https://trimet.org/home/planner

We are expecting a full house and seating is limited. Be sure to register ahead, bring your ticket, and plan to arrive before 7:20pm. Doors to the lecture hall will open approximately 7:15pm and ticket holders first in line will be seated ahead of late arrivals. We expect this event to fill.

The 18th Annual Gus and Libby Solomon Memorial Lecture is presented by the Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at Portland State University. Sponsored by Richard B. Solomon and Alyce Flitcraft. Cosponsors include the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, PSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and PSU Department of Communication.

Support this annual event: Make a donation to the Gus and Libby Solomon Lecture Series Endowment.

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