Anti-Semitism/antisemitism/Jew Hatred Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum CBST Class January 14, 21, 28, February 4th, 2020 6:30-8:00 pm

January 14th What is Anti-Semitism/antisemitism/Jew Hatred? Overview of terms and introduction Wilheim Marr: Judenhass/Antisemitismus (1879) Jews and Revolution: Jews as Revolutionaries/Jews as Reactionaries “Theory of Dispensability” Simon Dubnov “Sufferings and Scholars” Heinrich Graetz “Lachrymose conception of Jewish history” Salo Baron Readings: Shulamit Magnus, “A plea against ‘anti-Semitism’ the pseudo-scientific word coined by a German racist”

January 21th Christian European antisemitism Theology/history Crusades Inquisition Chmelnitski Pogroms (1650s) German national socialism/Nazism Watch BBC series: “Auschwitz: The Nazis and the ‘Final Solution’” Visit: Museum of Jewish Heritage Read: Primo Levi, “Survival in Auschwitz” Eli Wiesel, “Night”

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January 28th When is anti-Zionism anti-Semitism – and when is it not? How to understand what’s happening with Israel, Muslims and antisemitism in Muslim world. Relationship of Islamophobia and antisemitism. Brief overview of Jews in Arab and/or Muslim countries. Dhimmi status Palestinians and Jews. Readings: Rabbi Jill Jacobs, “How to Tell when Criticism of Israel is actually anti- semitism.”

February 4th What is happening in American today? New York? Role of white nationalism and relationship to antisemitism? Charlottesville “Jews will not replace us” “Blood and Soil” African Americans and Jews – what’s going on in New York? Is there antisemitism on the left? What is it? What are the controversies about left? Right? Readings: Jeff Jacoby, “Jew-haters, right and left: If you condemn anti-Semitism only when it comes from the team you oppose, you haven’t condemned a thing” Dove Kent, “Don’t fall for Both-siderism trap on Anti-Semitism.” Eric Ward “Skin in the Game, How Antisemitism Animates White Nationalism”

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