Comprehending and Confronting Antisemitism : : A Multi-Faceted Approach.

• Author: Lange, Armin.
• TeilnehmendeR: Mayerhofer, Kerstin.; Porat, Dina.; Schiffman, Lawrence H.
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin/Boston : : Walter de Gruyter GmbH,, 2019.; ©2020.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (618 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Greetings -- I. Introduction to Combating Antisemitism -- General Introduction "An End to Antisemitism!" -- Executive Summary -- II. Leadership Talks -- Leadership Talk by the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria (2017-2019) -- Leadership Talk by the Austrian Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research (2018-2019) -- Leadership Talk by the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria (2016-2017) -- Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (2016-2018) -- Leadership Talk by the Executive Vice-President and CEO of the European Jewish Congress -- Leadership Talk by the European Commission Coordinator on Combating Antisemitism -- Leadership Talk by the AJC Director of International Jewish Affairs -- Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Anti-Semitism -- Leadership Talk by the Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights -- Leadership Talk by the Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel (2009-2018) -- Leadership Talk by the Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice -- Leadership Talk by the Bishop of the Protestant Church of Austria (2008-2019) -- Leadership Talk by the Chief Rabbi of Vienna, Austria (2016-2019) -- Leadership Talk by the Imam of the municipal Drancy mosque Seine-Saint-Denis -- Leadership Talk by the Rector of the Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano Buenos Aires -- III. Religion -- Contributions -- Jews and Judaism between Bedevilment and Source of Salvation: Christianity as a Cause of and a Cure against Antisemitism -- Redeeming Humanity from the Evil of the Jews: Islamist Rationalization of Antisemitism -- Scrolls, Testament and Talmud: Issues of Antisemitism in the Study of Ancient Judaism -- Recommendations.

Recommendations regarding Religious Groups and Institutions -- IV. Culture, Education, Research -- Contributions -- Contemporary Philosophical and Ethical Fights over Jews, Judaism, and the State of Israel -- Antisemitism: Sociological Perspectives -- The Psychology of Modern Antisemitism: Theory, Research, and Methodology -- The Demonization of Judaism -- "Antisemitism 2.0"-The Spreading of Jew-hatred on the World Wide Web -- Combatting Antisemitism: An Interdisciplinary Approach -- Recommendations -- Recommendations regarding Cultural Organizations and Institutions -- Recommendations regarding the Internet, its Influencers and its Users -- Recommendations regarding Academic Organizations and Institutions -- Recommendations regarding Educational Organizations and Institutions -- V. Politics, Business and Jurisprudence -- Contributions -- Jews and Non-Jews in Ancient Cities: Alexandria, Antioch, Caesarea, Rome -- Jews against Zionism/Israel: On the Ambivalences of Contemporary Jewish Identity -- The Fight against Antisemitism and the Iranian Regime: Challenges and Contradictions in the Light of Adorno's Categorical Imperative -- The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism -- The Working Definition of Antisemitism - A 2018 Perception -- Counteracting Antisemitism with Tools of Law: An Effort Doomed to Failure? -- Equal Treatment, not just Religious Freedom: On the Methods of Slaughtering Animals for Human Consumption -- Recommendations -- Recommendations regarding Organizations and Institutions of the Business World -- Recommendations regarding Governments, Political Organizations, and Institutions -- VI. IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism -- IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism -- VII. Editorial Board and List of Contributors -- Editorial Board -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements.