Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 West 68th StreetFrom K–12 schools to Ivies and major public universities, Qatar has poured billions of dollars into Western education at all levels, reshaping campuses — and young minds — far beyond the Middle East.
Join us for brunch and a presentation with Dr. Charles Asher Small, founding director and president of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), as he examines Qatar's influence on education in the United States.
Together, we'll explore how foreign funding of education at all levels has contributed to the spread of anti-American, anti-Zionist and anti-democratic ideologies.
If you’re a high school or college student, the parent or grandparent of a student at any stage, or a concerned citizen, this program is for you.
This event is presented by Stephen Wise Free Synagogue’s Israel Committee, with generous support from the Schwartz Israel fund.
Bio
Dr. Charles Asher Small is the founding director and president of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP). He also serves as the director of the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Fellowship Training Programme in critical contemporary antisemitism studies, discrimination, and human rights at the Woolf Institute and is a research fellow at St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge. He is the director of the ISGAP-INSS Fellowship Training Programme in critical contemporary antisemitism studies at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University, with fellows at other institutions, including NYU, UPenn, and McMaster. Dr. Small is also a senior research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University.
Sun, Mar 29, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 West 68th Street
A vibrant Reform congregation on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue has served as a catalyst for progressive Jewish thought, committed social action in the local community and beyond, and support for Israel for more than 118 years.
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