Critical Social Inquiry 0219 - Antisemitism: "Hating the Jews more than necessary"?

According to a famous and revealing anecdote, antisemitism means "hating the Jews more than necessary." Why hate them at all? Among the most perplexing things about antisemitism is its persistence. It has flourished for over two millennia in a wide variety of settings. Three-quarters of a century after the end of World War II, despite the rise of modern multiculturalism, it seems to be on the rise again. One-third of Jewish college students report having experienced antisemitism in the past year. It is no wonder that it has been called the longest hatred. What are its religious, psychological, or social roots? What were its effects? How did the Jews respond? The course moves from the ancient world, through the anti-Judaic teachings of the Christian churches, to the rise of modern social, political, and racial antisemitism of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and contemporary manifestations, on both right and left. Keywords:Judaism, Christianity, racism, Holocaust

In/Justice Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time Library Materials: The Routledge History of Antisemitism (at least e-book: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-History-of-Antisemitism/W eitzman-Williams-Wald/p/book/9781138369443) Possibly another copy of Goldstein, Convenient Hatred (see below) Books: Title:A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism Author:Phyllis Goldstein ISBN:9780981954387 Cost:$17.95 Title:Antisemitic Myths: A Historical and Contemporary Anthology Author:Edited by Marvin Perry and Frederick M. Schweitzer ISBN:9780253219503 Cost:$27.00 Title:Antisemitism : a history [tentative choice??] Author:edited by Albert S. Lindemann, Richard S. Levy ISBN:9780199235025 Cost:$49.99