On November 20, 2025, we organized a seminar on antisemitism for staff members of Jewish communities. Opening remarks were delivered by Marta Malá, Th.D., Director of the Foundation for Holocaust Victims, and Robert Řehák, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
The first lecture, titled “Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism in Images,” was delivered by art historian PhDr. Eva Janáčová, Ph.D.
Dr. Janáčová works at the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, where she focuses on research into 19th- and 20th-century Jewish art, the visuality of antisemitism, and reflections of the Holocaust in fine arts. In her presentation, she guided the audience through the history of antisemitism in art within the Czech lands from the 12th century to the present. Participants also had the opportunity to view the academic publication Images of Hate: Visual Manifestations of Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism in the Czech Lands, which she co-authored.
The second lecture, “Today’s Face of Yesterday’s Hate,” was given by Mgr. et MgA. Jakub Král, who serves as the Security Manager for the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic.
In his role, he focuses on combating antisemitism and ensuring the security of Jewish institutions. In his talk, he first defined the term antisemitism and, using visual examples, illustrated its various present-day forms—ranging from property damage, physical and verbal aggression, to hate speech on the internet and social media.
Following the afternoon break, Mgr. Zuzana Pavlovská, Ph.D., Head of the Education and Culture Department at the Jewish Museum in Prague, continued with the topic “Stereotypes in Education.”
Dr. Pavlovská has long been involved in teaching anti-Judaism and antisemitism to pupils in primary and secondary schools, as well as vocational schools, and represents the Czech Republic in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Her lecture focused on how prejudice and stereotypes manifest within the educational process and how to effectively address them in teaching.
The final lecture, “Antisemitism as a Cultural Pattern,” was presented by Hebraist and culturologist Mgr. Terezie Dubinová, Ph.D., author of several publications on Jewish themes and spirituality.
Dr. Dubinová addressed the current resurgence of antisemitism across political spectrums, as well as its unexpected emergence in academic environments and human rights organizations. Together with the participants, she explored which cultural patterns continuously repeat throughout history, how these stereotypes appeal to human emotions, and how they can be countered.
We would like to thank all the speakers for their insightful contributions and the participants for their active discussion.
We would also like to thank the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic and the Jewish Museum in Prague for their cooperation, the Department for Education and Culture of the Jewish Museum in Prague for providing the venue, and the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic for its support.
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