Course: Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present

Dr. David Silberklang We have already discussed how policy against the Jews was determined as one of the main principles of the ideological “New World Order” that the Nazis tried …

Breaking out a mere two decades after the previous war had ended, WWII would prove even more devastating. Over the span of less than six years, the conflict would take …

For an overview of the Anti-Jewish policies enacted by the Nazis read the Yad Vashem article accessible via the link at the bottom of the page. Consider the below excerpts …

Prof. Dan Michman, Dr. David Silberklang Once Hitler ascended to power and actual antisemitic policies were implemented, a wave of antisemitism spread throughout the country. Let’s hear more about this …

Dr. David Silberklang The “Redemptive Antisemitism” of the Nazis saw the Jews as a fundamental threat to the Aryan race and to the world. The Jews, by their mere existence, …

Prof. Otto Dov Kulka The main principles of Nazi ideology were interlinked with an extremely hostile and negative perception of the Jews. In this step, Prof. Otto Dov Kulka, one …

Dr. David Silberklang, Prof. Dan Michman We have seen how the trauma of the First World War and the turbulent interwar years led various political and ideological movements of the …

Prof. Pierre Birnbaum We have discussed how, following the rise of Capitalism and Socialism in the 19th century, Jews became increasingly identified with each of these systems. What happened to …

Between the end of the First World War in 1918 and the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the European continent went through tremendous changes. During these interwar …

Prof. Peter Hayes, Prof. Shulamit Volkov Of particular interest when dealing with the aftermath of the war is the case of Germany, a country in which Nazism would rise to …

Prof. Aviel Roshwald Over the past weeks we have seen how major events and processes had a direct effect on the way Jews were treated and perceived and on the …

How did the modern antisemitic notions and perceptions continue to develop and to be expressed during the first half of the 20th century? As we will see, the attitudes towards …

Prof. Elissa Bemporad, Prof. Yehuda Bauer A major legacy of the late 19th century Russian antisemitism was the fabricated text known as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Why …

Prof. Elissa Bemporad The pogroms of the late 19th century continued into the early 20th century, and Jews were increasingly seen as a destabilizing, conspiratorial, and anti-Russian force in this …

Dr. Judith Kalik Following the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the late 18th century, the Russian Empire gradually included the largest Jewish population in the world. Living restrictions meant …