Antisemitism in the 1990s: A Symposium
Author(s)
Beloff (Lord)
Benz, Wolfgang
Billig, Michael
Cesarani, David
Cohn-Sherbok, Dan
Cruise O'Brien, Conor
Elazar, Daniel J.
Dinerstein, Leonard
Fein, Helen
Gebert, Konstanty
Glazer, Nathan
Gould, Julius
Jakobovitz, Immanuel (Lord)
Kushner, Tony
Leibler, Isi
Lerman, Antony
Marrus, Michael R.
Mitten, Richard
Pelinka, Anton
Pouakov, Leon
Raab, Earl
Rotensreich, Nathan
Roth, Stephen J.
Schnapper, Dominique
Strauss, Herbert A.
Wisse, Ruth R.
Wistrich, Robert
Wodak, Ruth
Benz, Wolfgang
Billig, Michael
Cesarani, David
Cohn-Sherbok, Dan
Cruise O'Brien, Conor
Elazar, Daniel J.
Dinerstein, Leonard
Fein, Helen
Gebert, Konstanty
Glazer, Nathan
Gould, Julius
Jakobovitz, Immanuel (Lord)
Kushner, Tony
Leibler, Isi
Lerman, Antony
Marrus, Michael R.
Mitten, Richard
Pelinka, Anton
Pouakov, Leon
Raab, Earl
Rotensreich, Nathan
Roth, Stephen J.
Schnapper, Dominique
Strauss, Herbert A.
Wisse, Ruth R.
Wistrich, Robert
Wodak, Ruth
Publication Name
Publication Date
Winter 1991
Abstract
We recently addressed the following statement and questions on the strength and nature of anti-Semitism in the 1990s to a number of Jews and non-Jews throughout the world:
Talk of a ‘revival’ or ‘resurgence’ of anti-Semitism is now commonplace. This seems to be the result of developments in the former USSR and in Eastern and Central Europe since 1989, but also of increasing reports of anti-Semitic incidents taking place throughout Western Europe and similar problems emerging in North America, South America, Australia and South Africa.
1) How serious is the recent ‘resurgence’ of anti-Semitism? Is this in any sense a global phenomenon? Is talk of a ‘revival of antisemitism’ justified?
2) What are in your view the most important contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism? Should anti-Semitism still mainly be seen as a phenomenon of extreme right- and left-wing politics and ideology, or is contemporary anti-Semitism more seriously present in popular culture, within political and social élites, in the school playground?
3) What role, if any, do you think the conflict between Israel and the Arab world is playing in fostering anti-Jewish sentiment? How important is the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism in this context? To what extent is anti-Semitism today taking the guise of anti-Zionism?
4) Finally, if there is indeed an upsurge in antiswemitism, what do you think are its major causes? What part is nationalism, particularly in the Commonwealth of Independent States and in Eastern and Central Europe, playing in causing or exacerbating contemporary anti-Semitism? Do you agree that there was until recently a post-Holocaust taboo on anti-Semitism that has now been lifted?
Talk of a ‘revival’ or ‘resurgence’ of anti-Semitism is now commonplace. This seems to be the result of developments in the former USSR and in Eastern and Central Europe since 1989, but also of increasing reports of anti-Semitic incidents taking place throughout Western Europe and similar problems emerging in North America, South America, Australia and South Africa.
1) How serious is the recent ‘resurgence’ of anti-Semitism? Is this in any sense a global phenomenon? Is talk of a ‘revival of antisemitism’ justified?
2) What are in your view the most important contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism? Should anti-Semitism still mainly be seen as a phenomenon of extreme right- and left-wing politics and ideology, or is contemporary anti-Semitism more seriously present in popular culture, within political and social élites, in the school playground?
3) What role, if any, do you think the conflict between Israel and the Arab world is playing in fostering anti-Jewish sentiment? How important is the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism in this context? To what extent is anti-Semitism today taking the guise of anti-Zionism?
4) Finally, if there is indeed an upsurge in antiswemitism, what do you think are its major causes? What part is nationalism, particularly in the Commonwealth of Independent States and in Eastern and Central Europe, playing in causing or exacerbating contemporary anti-Semitism? Do you agree that there was until recently a post-Holocaust taboo on anti-Semitism that has now been lifted?
Topics
Antisemitism Holocaust Islamic Fundamentalism Nationalism Antisemitism: New Antisemitism Main Topic: Antisemitism
Genre
Geographic Coverage
Original Language
Volume/Issue
25(2)
Page Number / Article Number
3-78
