Speaking Engagements
A selection of recent speaking engagements can be found below. To submit a speaking request, please reach out via the “Contact Me” button above.
J Street Tzedek v’Shalom Award
Holocaust Museum Houston
Lack Memorial Lecture
October 25, 2022
America is grappling with a crisis of violent, white supremacist extremism. There are flashpoints like Charlottesville, Pittsburgh, El Paso, the Capitol insurrection, and Buffalo – and they go hand-in-hand with the broader normalization of extremism and unraveling of democratic norms. Amy Spitalnick – Executive Director of Integrity First for America, which successfully sued the neo-Nazis responsible for the Charlottesville violence – joined PBS’ Ernie Manouse to discuss this groundbreaking lawsuit, how extremism has seeped into the mainstream, and what we can do to fight back. You can listen to the event here.
Reboot Ideas -
Five Years Since Charlottesville: Democracy at Stake
August 10, 2022
Multiracial democracy in the United States and the freedom to live as American Jews are inextricably linked. Unfortunately, they both hang precariously in the balance. Fueled by antisemitism, racism, and white supremacy, neo-Nazis attacked Charlottesville in August 2017. Five years later, the fight against this violent bigotry continues, with extremism increasingly normalized in our politics and society, from the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe, to attacks on marginalized communities and rising political violence.
Chautauqua Institution
June 26-27, 2022
As one of the resident speakers for the 2022 summer season, Amy Spitalnick offered a series of talks on white supremacy, antisemitism, extremism, and the fight for our democracy.
Project Nuremberg Civility Award
April 29, 2022
Amy Spitalnick was honored with Project Nuremberg’s Civility Award at its annual Lawyers’ Luncheon. Project Nuremberg brings high-profile speakers to the South Florida community to demonstrate how the law brought order to a post-Holocaust, post-WWII world. For over a decade, it has focused on the legacy of the Nuremberg Trials after rescuing a record of the trials that was almost thrown away: the Blue Series. These documents are traced back to Justice Robert Jackson, and are currently housed at Lynn University. They are an enduring testament to the good that lawyers and judges can do.
Broward County Student Awareness Day
April 28, 2022
Amy Spitalnick provided the keynote address to more than 600 high school students and dozens of educators from 17 schools throughout South Florida as part of Student Awareness Day at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center. Student Awareness Day is a prejudice reduction and anti-bullying program presented by the Holocaust Documentation & Education Center, marking Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
Spring Luncheon
March 30, 2022
Amy Spitalnick joined Auschwitz survivor Dr. Edith Eva Eger and New York Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir for the Museum of Jewish Heritage’s Spring Women’s Luncheon.
Zekelman Holocaust Center: Defeating Nazis in Court
March 20, 2022
In 2017, some of America’s most notorious neo-Nazis and white supremacists carried out a violent, racist, and antisemitic attack on Charlottesville. Integrity First for America took the organizers to court and won – securing multi-million dollar damages. IFA Executive Director Amy Spitalnick discussed this landmark court case and the broader fight against violent white supremacy. The event was moderated by Barbara McQuade, the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan (2010-2017) and a current professor at the University of Michigan Law School.
Illinois Holocaust Museum: Donald and Sue Pritzker Voices of Conscience Series
March 6, 2022
The landmark trial and verdict in Sines v. Kessler dealt a devastating blow against the white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and hate groups who conspired to orchestrate violence in Charlottesville, VA in August 2017. Two members of the remarkable team behind the suit, Karen Dunn, Co-Lead Counsel and Partner at Paul Weiss, and Amy Spitalnick, Executive Director of Integrity First America, discussed this groundbreaking case and their continued fight to hold violent extremists accountable. Governor JB Pritzker offered introductory remarks.
3GNY: Interview with Amy Spitalnick
January 11, 2022
3GNY and a number of other 3G organizations from around the country - representing grandchildren of Holocaust survivors - hosted Amy Spitalnick for a conversation on antisemitism and white supremacy.
Truman National Security Project:
January 6th One Year Later,
A Fireside Chat with Amy Spitalnick
January 6, 2022
Amy Spitalnick joined the Truman National Security Project to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection and how IFA’s Charlottesville suit has become a model for accountability at a time of rising extremism.
ADL Never is Now National Conference: Amy Spitalnick in Conversation with
ABC News’ Juju Chang
November 9, 2021
Amy Spitalnick joined ABC News’ Juju Chang live from Charlottesville to keynote the ADL’s Never is Now national conference and discuss IFA’s landmark lawsuit.
Congregation Beth Shalom Distinguished Speakers Program: Amy Spitalnick in Conversation with Senator Doug Jones
October 14, 2021
Amy Spitalnick joined former U.S. Senator Doug Jones for a conversation on the path from Charlottesville to the Capitol insurrection, IFA’s groundbreaking Charlottesville lawsuit, and how we hold violent extremists accountable.