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Inside the Antisemitic Mind

The Language of Jew-Hatred in Contemporary Germany. The Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Brandeis University Press, United States
Published: 14th Feb 2017
Dimensions: w 156mm h 235mm d 32mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN-10: 1611689848
ISBN-13: 9781611689846
Barcode No: 9781611689846
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Synopsis
Antisemitism never disappeared in Europe. In fact, there is substantial evidence that it is again on the rise, manifest in violent acts against Jews in some quarters, but more commonly noticeable in everyday discourse in mainstream European society. This innovative empirical study examines written examples of antisemitism in contemporary Germany. It demonstrates that hostility against Jews is not just a right-wing phenomenon or a phenomenon among the uneducated, but is manifest among all social classes, including intellectuals. Drawing on 14,000 letters and e-mails sent between 2002 and 2012 to the Central Council of Jews in Germany and to the Israeli embassy in Berlin, as well as communications sent between 2010 and 2011 to Israeli embassies in in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Spain, this volume shows how language plays a crucial role in activating and re-activating antisemitism. In addition, the authors investigate the role of emotions in antisemitic argumentation patterns and analyze "anti-Israelism" as the dominant form of contemporary hatred of Jews.

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''Providing its readers with important insights into the evolution and adaptation of antisemitic ideas, the book greatly adds to a better understanding of the persistence, variety and dispersion of antisemitism''. * The Jerusalem Post *