The Routledge History of Antisemitism

The Routledge History of Antisemitism
Author: Mark Weitzman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2023-09-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429767528

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Antisemitism is a topic on which there is a wide gap between scholarly and popular understanding, and as concern over antisemitism has grown, so too have the debates over how to understand and combat it. This handbook explores its history and manifestations, ranging from its origins to the internet. Since the Holocaust, many in North America and Europe have viewed antisemitism as a historical issue with little current importance. However, recent events show that antisemitism is not just a matter of historical interest or of concern only to Jews. Antisemitism has become a major issue confronting and challenging our world. This volume starts with explorations of antisemitism in its many different shapes across time and then proceeds to a geographical perspective, covering a broad scope of experiences across different countries and regions. The final section discusses the manifestations of antisemitism in its varied cultural and social forms. With an international range of contributions across 40 chapters, this is an essential volume for all readers of Jewish and non-Jewish history alike.

The Routledge History of the Holocaust

The Routledge History of the Holocaust
Author: Jonathan C. Friedman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2010-12-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136870601

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The genocide of Jewish and non-Jewish civilians perpetrated by the German regime during World War Two continues to confront scholars with elusive questions even after nearly seventy years and hundreds of studies. This multi-contributory work is a landmark publication that sees experts renowned in their field addressing these questions in light of current research. A comprehensive introduction to the history of the Holocaust, this volume has 42 chapters which add important depth to the academic study of the Holocaust, both geographically and topically. The chapters address such diverse issues as: continuities in German and European history with respect to genocide prior to 1939 the eugenic roots of Nazi anti-Semitism the response of Europe's Jewish Communities to persecution and destruction the Final Solution as the German occupation instituted it across Europe rescue and rescuer motivations the problem of prosecuting war crimes gender and Holocaust experience the persecution of non-Jewish victims the Holocaust in postwar cultural venues. This important collection will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of the Holocaust.

Contemporary Left Antisemitism

Contemporary Left Antisemitism
Author: David Hirsh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2017-07-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1315304295

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Today’s antisemitism is difficult to recognize because it does not come dressed in a Nazi uniform and it does not openly proclaim its hatred or fear of Jews. This book looks at the kind of antisemitism which is tolerated or which goes unacknowledged in apparently democratic spaces: trade unions, churches, left-wing and liberal politics, social gatherings of the chattering classes and the seminars and journals of radical intellectuals. It analyses how criticism of Israel can mushroom into antisemitism and it looks at struggles over how antisemitism is defined. It focuses on ways in which those who raise the issue of antisemitism are often accused of doing so in bad faith in an attempt to silence or smear. Hostility to Israel has become a signifier of identity, connected to opposition to imperialism, neo-liberalism and global capitalism; the ‘community of the good’ takes on toxic ways of imagining most living Jewish people.

Antisemitism and Modernity

Antisemitism and Modernity
Author: Hyam Maccoby
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2006-02-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134384904

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Maccoby traces the topical discussion of the origins of anti-Semitism, especially its development in the modern world.

The Medieval Roots of Antisemitism

The Medieval Roots of Antisemitism
Author: Jonathan Adams
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2018-01-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351120808

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This book presents a fresh approach to the question of the historical continuities and discontinuities of Jew-hatred, juxtaposing chapters dealing with the same phenomenon – one in the pre-modern, one in the modern period. How do the circumstances of interreligious violence differ in pre-Reformation Europe, the modern Muslim world, and the modern Western world? In addition to the diachronic comparison, most chapters deal with the significance of religion for the formation of anti-Jewish stereotypes. The direct dialogue of small-scale studies bridging the chronological gap brings out important nuances: anti-Zionist texts appropriating medieval ritual murder accusations; modern-day pogroms triggered by contemporary events but fuelled by medieval prejudices; and contemporary stickers drawing upon long-inherited knowledge about what a "Jew" looks like. These interconnections, however, differ from the often-assumed straightforward continuities between medieval and modern anti-Jewish hatred. The book brings together many of the most distinguished scholars of this field, creating a unique dialogue between historical periods and academic disciplines.

Antisemitism on Social Media

Antisemitism on Social Media
Author: Monika Hübscher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2022-03-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000554295

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Antisemitism on Social Media is a book for all who want to understand this phenomenon. Researchers interested in the matter will find innovative methodologies (CrowdTangle or Voyant Tools mixed with discourse analysis) and new concepts (tertiary antisemitism, antisemitic escalation) that should become standard in research on antisemitism on social media. It is also an invitation to students and up-and-coming and established scholars to study this phenomenon further. This interdisciplinary volume addresses how social media with its technology and business model has revolutionized the dissemination of antisemitism and how this impacts not only victims of antisemitic hate speech but also society at large. The book gives insight into case studies on different platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Telegram. It also demonstrates how social media is weaponized through the dissemination of antisemitic content by political actors from the right, the left, and the extreme fringe, and critically assesses existing counter-strategies. People working for social media companies, policy makers, practitioners, and journalists will benefit from the questions raised, the findings, and the recommendations. Educators who teach courses on antisemitism, hate speech, extremism, conspiracies, and Holocaust denial but also those who teach future leaders in computer technology will find this volume an important resource.

Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism in Historical Perspective

Anti-Semitism and Anti-Zionism in Historical Perspective
Author: Jeffrey Herf
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317983483

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Previously published as a special issue of The Journal of Israeli History, this book presents the reflections of historians from Israel, Europe, Canada and the United States concerning the similarities and differences between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism primarily in Europe and the Middle East. Spanning the past century, the essays explore the continuum of critique from early challenges to Zionism and they offer criteria to ascertain when criticism with particular policies has and has not coalesced into an "ism" of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. Including studies of England, France, Germany, Poland, the United States, Iran and Israel, the volume also examines the elements of continuity and break in European traditions of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism when they diffused to the Arab and Islamic. Essential course reading for students of religious history.

Routledge Library Editions - Jewish History

Routledge Library Editions - Jewish History
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 3118
Release: 2020-04-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780367442477

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Reissuing works originally published between 1929 and 1992, the 11 volumes in this set: Include topics as diverse as oral history, community organization and Jewish education. Cover Jewish ethics and emphasize the importance of Judaism as a living creed Chart the situation of Latin American Jewish communities in the 20th Century. Explore the development in England of the Sephardi branch of the Jewish community Examine post-Holocaust antisemitism in Vienna Offer global perspectives on the Jewish situation in the late 20th Century

The Catholic Church and Antisemitism

The Catholic Church and Antisemitism
Author: Ronald E. Modras
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2000
Genre: Antisemitism
ISBN: 9058231291

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This book examines how, following Vatican policy, Polish church leaders resisted separation of church and state in the name of Catholic culture. In that struggle, every assimilated Jew served as both a symbol and a potential agent of security.

Anti-Semitism in British Society, 1876-1939

Anti-Semitism in British Society, 1876-1939
Author: Colin Holmes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2015-10-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317384431

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This is the first detailed study of anti-semitism, as an ideology, among the British. First published in 1979, it concentrates on the crucial period between 1876 and 1939 when, against a background of Jewish immigration, war or the threat of war, and social and economic unrest, hostility towards the Jewish community reached its peak. Colin Holmes identifies the main strands of anti-semitic thought and their expression, starting with the Eastern Crisis of 1876 which sparked off the first serious manifestation of anti-semitism. He shows how, before 1914, opposition towards Jews rested on religious and other perceived cultural distinctions. It was only after the First World War that a sinister and significant change of emphasis occurred: racism now became the dominant feature of anti-semitism and was reinforced by theories of conspiracy, the most notorious being The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Anti-semitism has no uniform cause or characteristic and a single explanation cannot suffice. This book elucidates the complex range of factors involved, using both historical and sociological methods and drawing on extensive (and sometimes controversial) research.