Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism

Name: Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism
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ISBN: 9780743246200

ISBN-10: 0743246209

ISBN-13: 9780743246200

Edition: 2nd 2003

Authors: Dennis Prager, Joseph Telushkin

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From the bestselling authors ofThe Nine Questions People Ask About Judaismcomes a completely revised and updated edition of a modern classic that reflects the dangerous rise in antisemitism during the twenty-first century. The very wordJewcontinues to arouse passions as does no other religious, national, or political name. Why have Jews been the object of the most enduring and universal hatred in history? Why did Hitler consider murdering Jews more important than winning World War II? Why has the United Nations devoted more time to tiny Israel than to any other nation on earth?In this seminal study, Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin attempt to uncover and understand the roots of…

Book details

List price: $17.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Touchstone
Publication date: 8/12/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 4.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction: Is It 1938 Again for the Jews?



Why the Jews? The Explanation



Why Jew-Hatred Is Unique



Antisemitism: The Hatred of Judaism and Ethical Monotheism



The Chosen People Idea as a Cause of Antisemitism



The Higher Quality of Jewish Life as a Cause of Antisemitism



Non-Jewish Jews and Antisemitism



Other Theories of Antisemitism



The Historical Evidence



Antisemitism in the Ancient World



Christian Antisemitism



Islamic Antisemitism



Secular Antisemitism: The Enlightenment



Leftist Antisemitism



Nazi Antisemitism



Anti-Zionist Antisemitism



Eight Lies About Israel



What is to Be Done?



What Is to Be Done?


Epilogue: The Meaning of Antisemitism for Non-Jews


Notes


Bibliography of Cited Works


Index