Antisemitism: The Rise Of The Populist Party

Robert S. Wistrich defined antisemitism as hostility and/or prejudice against the Jewish people or their religion of Judaism. Many people in today’s world instinctively associate antisemitism with Nazi Germany because of the mass genocide that took place. Hostility towards the Jewish people dates back thousands of years ago when the Roman Empire forced them away from their homeland that is now known as Israel. With the Jewish population forced from their homes they began to spread out all over the world and so did the prejudice against them. The Judaism religion was looked down upon in many parts of the world and people felt like it was their duty to treat the Jewish people with inequality. Antisemitism took a different turn when statesmen begin to use it in their campaign to gain the citizens support.

Consistent with Rossel, Germany has had a past of anti-Semitism, starting in 1542 when the great German Protestant leader Martin Luther wrote a booklet called Against the Jews and Their Lies. Even earlier the Catholic Churches had taught that the Jewish people killed Crist and should therefore be hated (10). Early teachings of anti-Semitism lead to a hating of the Jewish community, but with the German’s calling themselves the “Aryan Race” and the Jewish people calling themselves the “chosen one’s” there was bound to be competition on who was superior.

Henry Ford’s controversial behavior reflected badly on himself and on the Ford Motor Company. The Anti-Semitic views expressed by Henry Ford could never be denied. It was common knowledge in fact that Henry Ford was prejudice. He wrote an article in the Dearborn Independent expressing his ideas that Jews were the cause of many peoples problems. Henry Ford was sued by a man by the name Aaron Sapiro in the early 1930’s.

And Why Does it Persist?” uses many facts backed up with logical evidence, making his views on anti-Semitism seem even stronger. The author’s view on anti-Semitism is, “Anti-Semitism is not a mysterious “disease” anti-Semitism is the natural and understandable attitude of people toward a minority.” Following this statement the author gives many examples of Jewish-Zionists who share similar viewpoints on anti-Semitism. An instance being in paragraph six, when the author uses a quote from Chaim Weizmann: “Whenever the quantity of Jews in any country reaches the saturation point, that country reacts against them, this reaction is a universal social and economic reaction to Jewish immigration, and we cannot shake it off.” The author also uses Herzl, the founder of the modern Zionist movement’s, writings to back up his thoughts on anti-Semitism, “Herzl explained that anti-Semitism is not an aberration or a “disease,” but rather a natural response by non-Jews to alien Jewish behavior and attitudes.” Although the author continues to support his statements with evidence many of his opinions are very similar and repetitive. The author fails to provide new information to prove his views on

Anti-Semitism has been prevalent throughout the world since the establishment of the Jewish religion and unfortunately, traces of it can still be found to this day in the United States. What exactly is anti-Semitism? It is the intense dislike for and prejudice against the Jews; it can range anywhere from simple opposition to the Jews to vicious hatred displayed through physical torment. Some examples of the more publicized cases of violence against the Jews include the attack of Irish workers and police on the funeral procession of Rabbi Jacob Joseph in New York City in 1902, the lynching of Leo Frank in 1915, the assassination of Alan Berg in 1984, as well as the Crown Heights riots of 1991. I have

Europe’s Growing Anti-Semitism is written by Mike Ross, and was published on October 20, 2014. In this article, Ross explains the disturbing anti-Semitic acts that are taking place in Europe and the effects it is having on Jewish communities. For example, in France three Jewish children and a rabbi were murdered in a Jewish school, four people were shot in a Jewish museum in Brussels, and violent riots have emerged outside numerous synagogues in Europe. Due to these

Antisemitism, the hatred for the Jewish people, has been called the longest hatred in history. This history is deep rooted and has existed for thousands of years, taking different forms throughout its existence, and intensifying up until and through the Holocaust, to then diminish to an extent but still be prevalent in most societies. Antisemitism exists in different forms, religious, ethnic, and political. The presence of Christianity as the predominant religion in Europe can be noted as a driving factor in religious and ethnic antisemitism, as can the Holocaust. Whereas instances such as the Islamic view on Judaism can be

In March 11, 1900 in a German town called Konitz the severed body parts of a human were discovered. Almost immediately, the blame fell on the Jewish. As Smith points out, anti-Semitism had been on a steady decline, and the anti-Semitics

When looking at European history, it is easy to identify where the stereotypes against the Jews first originated. In Medieval Europe, for instance, Jews were limited to the types of occupations they could hold. They were banned from farming and entering guilds, so many of them became merchants and money-lenders (Singer). Since both these occupations dealt with the exchange money, dealing loans, setting prices, and charging interest, people began to stereotype the Jews as scheming merchants who demanded money from their customers, but refuse to give back the money they owed to others. Since then, the Jews have been popularly characterized as “cheap” individuals. Never before in history, however, has stereotyping against the Jews reached such a climatic level than in Third Reich during World War II. As the German economy was suffering from the affects of the war, many Germans blamed the Jews for the country’s decline since the Jews held positions in finance, commerce, and the press. When Germany’s most influential leader, Adolf Hitler, came to power in the year 1934, he confirmed that the Jews were the cause of the depression within the country, proclaiming that the Jews were greedy, evil, cowardly, and corrupting

For thousands of years, the Jewish People have endured negative stereotypes such as the "insects of humanity." As Sander Gilman pointed out, the Nazi Party labeled Jews as "insects like lice and cockroaches, that generate general disgust among all humanity" (Gilman 80).1 These derogative stereotypes, although championed by the Nazis, have their origins many centuries earlier and have appeared throughout Western culture for thousands of years. This fierce anti-Semitism specifically surfaced in Europe’s large cities in the early twentieth century, partially in conjunction with the growing tide of nationalism, patriotism, and xenophobia that sparked the First World

I believe Christianity began as a religion of anti-Semitism, however, I do not believe that tradition remained the same in modern day society. Anti-Semitism refers to the practice of discrimination and hostility toward those who practice Judaism. Historically, anti-Semitism was a long-standing custom of whichever empire or ruling power was in charge of Jerusalem and that custom did not exclude Christians when they eventually rose to power during the time of the Roman Empire. In fact, several early Christian homilies and dialogues were spoken against the practice of Judaism, primarily because of their role in the death of Jesus. However, I believe that in modern times the practice of anti-Semitism has moved away from a primary religious standpoint and become more focused on cultural practices.

During the early 1900s there was a great deal of anti-Semitism around the world, especially in Europe. The most obvious example of it is The Holocaust, where there were nearly seven million Jews murdered. This was caused by Adolf Hitler manipulating different medias into portraying Jews in a poor light. This manipulation of the Jewish

Anti-Semitism has been present in the United States since the mid-17th century when, in an effort to advance the Dutch Reformed Church, the church director Peter Stuyvesant exclaimed that Jews were deceitful, repugnant, and “blasphemers of the name of Christ” (Jaher, 1996). During this time, what had started out as a very small Jewish population, continued to increase as a result of immigration, primarily from Eastern Europe. From the 17th century to the 18th century, the Jewish population in the United States increased exponentially. By 1848, there were 50,000 Jews in the United States. However, with this increase in population, negative stereotypes and attitudes regarding Jews began to also increase in forms of media that were popular at

The country of Poland in central Europe has a long history with the Jewish people. Jewish history in Poland dates all of the way back to the tenth century when Jewish immigrants first arrived. They immigrated from countries such as Germany, Romania, and the Byzantine Empire. Many of the Jewish immigrants were tradesmen, merchants, and small business owners. They also introduced their own language called Yiddish to Poland. Many Jews came to “Poland in the Middle Ages to escape persecution during the crusades” (Crowe 69). Jews came to Poland because they were more accepted in Poland than anywhere else. According to Crowe, in 1264 Prince Boleslaw the Pius issued “the Statute of Kalisz” (69). This statute put the Jews under the Prince's protection

Throughout global history, the Jews have been brutally oppressed and have been treated terribly by those they have lived around. Anti-Semitism has always existed and has been a critical and extremely big part of the Jewish nation's history. Two fascist leaders who used their power to influence their societies against the Jews were Adolf Hitler and Mussolini. Hitler for attempting to wipe the Jews of the map and Mussolini for