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A convenient hatred, the history of antisemitism, Phyllis Goldstein ; foreword by Sir Harold Evans

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A convenient hatred

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Phyllis Goldstein ; foreword by Sir Harold Evans

the history of antisemitism

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Beginnings (586 BCE--135 CE) -- People on the Move -- Antisemitism in Elephantine? -- Antisemitism in Alexandria? -- Wars with Rome -- Antisemitism in the Roman Empire? -- ch. 2 Separation: Synagogue and Church, Jew and Christian (29--414 CE) -- Jesus and His Followers -- A Growing Separation -- The Fourth Century: A Turning Point -- Jewish Christians and Judaizing Christians -- ch. 3 Conquests and Consequences (395--750 CE) -- Warring Empires -- Oases in the Desert -- The Prophet Muhammad -- Jewish Tribes in Medina -- Building an Islamic Empire -- ch. 4 Holy Wars and Antisemitism (700s--1300) -- "Us" and "Them" in Northern Europe -- A Call to Arms -- A New Kind of War -- Crimes and Punishment -- The Consequences of 1096 -- ch. 5 The Power of a Lie (1144--1300) -- Charges of Ritual Murder -- Tragedy in Blois -- The Death of "Little Hugh" -- Blood and the Blood Libel -- Jews and Judaism Redefined -- Attacks on the Talmud --Contents note continued: ch. 6 Refugees from Intolerance (1347--1492) -- The Black Death -- "The Money Was Indeed the Thing ..." -- Spain: An Exception? -- Riots and Conversions -- Expulsion from Spain -- Jews without a Home -- ch. 7 In Search of Toleration (1500--1635) -- New Outlooks -- The Battle of the Pamphlets -- A Religious Revolution -- Luther and, the Jews -- In Search oj Compromises -- Taking Sides -- Speaking Out -- Catholic Responses -- The Fight against Heresy -- Paul IV and the Jews -- Other Reforms and Reformers -- ch. 8 Safe Havens?: Poland and the Ottoman Empire (1200s--1666) -- Toward Toleration in Poland -- Responses to Toleration -- Jewish Self-Defense -- Catastrophe in the East -- Jews in the Ottoman Empire -- In the Interest of the Empire -- Protecting Jews -- A False Messiah -- ch. 9 The Age of Enlightenment and the Reaction 1600s--1848) -- Mendelssohn and the Enlightenment -- Germany: In Search of "Useful Jews" -- Toleration in Austria --Contents note continued: England's Jews: Hidden in Plain Sight -- The French Revolution and the Jews -- Reactions and Doubts -- German Nationalism and German Jews -- ch. 10 Antisemitism in an Age of Nationalism (1840--1878) -- Murder in Damascus? -- The Power of Publicity -- Mission to the Middle East -- Outcomes and Legacies -- The Limits of Publicity's Power -- In Defense of Jews -- Old Myths in Modern Dress -- ch. 11 Antisemitism in France and Russia: "The Snake ... Crept out of the Marshes" (1880--1905) -- France: Antisemitism in a Democracy -- The Dreyfus Case: More Than a Trial -- Russia: "Beyond the Pale" -- "Living on Top of a Volcano" -- Courage at Home, Outrage Abroad -- Disapproval at Home -- New Pogroms and New Responses -- ch. 12 Lies, Stereotypes, and Antisemitism in an Age of War and Revolution (1914--1920s) -- Questions of Loyalty in Wartime -- The Power of Old Myths in a Modern World -- Revolutions and Civil Wars -- The Protocols and the White Army --Contents note continued: Protecting Minorities -- The Protocols Reach the West and Beyond -- The Protocols in the United States -- The Doors Close -- ch. 13 In the Face of Genocide (1918--1945) -- "Backstabhing" in a Defeated Germany -- Hitler's Rise to Power -- Dismantling Democracy -- The Search for Refuge -- The Night of the Pogrom -- A Racial War within a World War -- 1941: A Turning Point -- The Acceleration of the "Final Solution" -- Resistance and Rescue -- World Responses -- At War's End -- ch. 14 Antisemitism after the Holocaust (1945--1979) -- "Is It ... Antisemitic?" The Allies and Jewish Refugees -- No Place to Go -- Poland after the Holocaust -- Antisemitism; An International Emergency -- Antisemitism and Nationalism -- The Palestinian Dilemma -- Arab Nationalism and a Jewish State -- ch. 15 Antisemitism and the Cold War (1945--2000) -- Changing Attitudes -- In Search of "Traitors" -- Confronting the Past -- Breaking the Silence --Contents note continued: Egyptian Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism -- Politics and War in the Arab World -- Consequences Abroad -- Confrontation at the United Nations -- The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict -- ch. 16 Antisemitism Today: A Convenient Hatred -- When "the Impossible Became Possible" -- A Terrorist Attack and an Aggressive Lie -- "Ritual Murder" in the Twenty-First Century -- "Infection" -- Nationalism, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism -- Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial -- Memory and Education