Adam Louis-Klein

Adam Louis-Klein is an anthropologist and writer whose work bridges symbolic anthropology, Jewish thought, and political theory. He is completing a PhD at McGill University based on fieldwork with the Desana people of the Northwest Amazon, focusing on peoplehood, cosmology, and translation.

His public writings—on antizionism, Jewish indigeneity, and civilizational continuity—have been widely circulated, including essays in The Times of Israel and collaborations with the Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem.

Adam’s research offers a symbolic analysis of antizionism as a holistic ideology, and advocates for a renewed Jewish discourse grounded in intellectual rigor, moral clarity, and civilizational confidence.

“The Centre’s 2025 conference came at a moment of profound personal and professional challenge. In the wake of October 7, I experienced intense isolation and hostility within my academic field—especially for insisting on the legitimacy of Jewish peoplehood and for naming antizionism as a structure of exclusion. The Centre provided not only intellectual fellowship but also a renewed sense of confidence and solidarity, affirming that it is possible—and necessary—to challenge the distortions and discriminations embedded in academic and institutional life.”

“I believe the Centre plays an essential role in building a parallel space of legitimacy—a place where scholars, writers, and thinkers can develop a new Jewish discourse with intellectual seriousness and ethical clarity. We should not have to start from zero each time we address antisemitism. The Centre allows us to begin with some shared, coherent assumptions about what antisemitism is, how it functions, and why it must be confronted. It is one of the few institutions where deep critique and intellectual rigor are joined to moral responsibility, and I would be proud to contribute to its mission as a Postgraduate Fellow.”