Armin Langer

Armin Langer is a German-Hungarian sociologist and rabbi currently based in Gainesville, Florida, where he is DAAD Assistant Professor in European Studies at the University of Florida. Prior to this position, he held appointments at Brandeis University and the University of Virginia. Beyond academia, Armin has taught in Jewish communities in Pennsylvania, Texas, Mexico, Sweden, Germany, Austria, and Hungary. He earned a Ph.D. in sociology in Berlin and rabbinical ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia. Personal website: arminlanger.net.

Articles

15.11.2023
Armin Langer: Fighting Antisemitism and Islamophobia in Germany

Hamas’s attack on 7 October and Israel’s retaliation led to a wave of antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe. How do we address this?

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16.01.2015
“Intolerance Must Not Be Tolerated” – Resistance to Pegida in Germany

Against the backdrop of the Pegida protests, politicians in Germany must finally recognise that Islamophobia is a form of racism. Unfortunately, most decision-makers in this country are still a long way off doing that, says Armin Langer, co-ordinator of the Salaam-Shalom initiative in the Berlin district of Neukölln.

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