Book Description: How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them
Summary Jason Stanley describes his specific interest in this book as “…fascist tactics as a mechanism to achieve power.” Published in 2020, he wrote much…
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Book Description: Jean Améry, Essays on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, and the Left
Summary Reading Jean Amery’s essays is an emotional experience. His writing is expressive and conveys his deep underlying sadness. Améry’s situation, while not unique, found…
Book Description: Historicizing Fear: Ignorance, Vilification, and Othering
Title:Historicizing Fear: Ignorance, Vilification, and Othering Summary Historicizing Fear is a mixed bag. A few of the essays impress with their perspectives. However, most are…
Book Description: Johnson, Hannah R., Blood Libel: The Ritual Murder Accusation at the Limit of Jewish History
Title Blood Libel: The Ritual Murder Accusation at the Limit of Jewish History Summary Professor Hannah R. Johnson is a historian who studies antisemitism. She…
Book Description: Veidlinger, In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust
Bibliographic Information: Veidlinger, Jeffrey, In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust, First edition (New York: Metropolitan…
Book Description: Ben Cohen, Some of My Best Friends
Summary Ben Cohen is a journalist of British-Jewish birth and upbringing. For many years he has lived and worked in the US. He worked for…
Book Description: David Hirsh, Contemporary Left Antisemitism
Bibliographic Information: Hirsh, David, Contemporary Left Antisemitism (London ; New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2018) ISBN: 978-1-138-23530-4 Summary To create this book, Professor David…
Timothy Snyder, Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning
Summary Prof. Timothy Snyder is a rare breed of a historian who can develop truly new insights after looking at material extensively researched by learned…
Book Description: Bat Yeʼor. Understanding Dhimmitude
Summary Bat Ye’or (“Daughter of the Nile” in Hebrew) is the pseudonym of Gisèle Littman. She is an independent scholar whose 1985 book The Dhimmi:…
Book Description: Theodore Rubin, Anti-Semitism, a disease of the mind
Bibliographic Information Rubin, T.I., 2014. Anti-Semitism: a Disease of the Mind. Skyhorse Publishing, New York. ISBN: 978-1-62914-858-8 Summary Rubin is a psychiatrist. He presents an…