Poisoning the Wells : : Antisemitism in Contemporary America / / ed. by Andrew Pessin, Corinne E. Blackmer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
• MitwirkendeR: Alexander, Edward,; Blackmer, Corinne E.,; Elman, Miriam F.,; Elman, R. Amy,; Finkelstein, Joel,; Kaufman, Elliot,; Kirchick, James,; Kressel, Neil J.,; Landa, Melissa,; Levin, Jack,; Nelson, Cary,; Norwood, Stephen H.,; Patterson, David,; Patterson, Molly Benjamin,; Pessin, Andrew,; Pollack, Eunice G.,; Reichelmann, Ashley V.,; Rubin, Charles,; Small, Charles Asher,; Vysotsky, Stanislav,; Waltzer, Kenneth,; Zile, Dexter Van,
• HerausgeberIn: Blackmer, Corinne E. ,; Pessin, Andrew,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (348 p.)

In twenty-first century America, antisemitism is on the rise, especially on the extreme left, the radical right, and within political Islamism. Expressions of this oldest hatred are also increasingly prevalent in popular culture, where they are spread by politicians, entertainers and celebrities, the media, social justice activists, and religious leaders, as well as in universities, in schools, on the streets, and even, in some instances, by Jews. Once, Jews regarded the United States as die Goldene Medina–the Golden Land–where they could escape persecution and finally be free. However, this dream has not been realized and major trends are moving in the opposite direction. In Poisoning the Wells, leading scholars analyze contemporary antisemitism in the United States.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction The End of Jewish Innocence: Antisemitism in Contemporary America -- October 7, 2023 -- Chapter 1 Antisemitism in Jewish American Academia -- Chapter 2 Pinkwashing Antisemitism: The Origins of Queer Anti-Israeli Discourse -- Chapter 3 Left Antisemitism: The Rhetoric and Activism of Jewish Voice for Peace -- Chapter 4 Holocaust Denial on the Web: Confronting the Future of Antisemitism -- Chapter 5 Intersectionality and the Jews: Theory and Praxis -- Chapter 6 The Rise of Black Antisemitism: An All Too Familiar Tension Returns -- Chapter 7 Why So Many Social Scientists Misunderstand Contemporary Antisemitism -- Chapter 8 Falling Down a Rabbit Hole: Antisemitism Becomes the New Normal at Oberlin College -- Chapter 9 Micro-Boycotts: Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism in the Personal Boycott Movement -- Chapter 10 Crusaders for Armageddon: Christian Zionism and Antisemitism in the United States -- Chapter 11 Epistemic Antisemitism, or “Good People Gone Wild”: How Decent People Can Be Antisemites and Not Even Know It -- Chapter 12 “Happy Dhimmis, Happy Darkeys”: Myths Past and Present -- Chapter 13 The Perpetual Scapegoat: Antisemitism in the Ideology and Activities of Hate Groups in the United States before and after Trump’s Election -- Chapter 14 Antisemitism, Soft Jihad, and Extremism in US and Canadian Universities: The Contextualization of National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) -- Chapter 15 Israel as the Repugnant Other: Anti-Zionism in Liberal Protestant Denominations -- Chapter 16 The University of California Principles against Intolerance: Efforts to Integrate Them into Campus Policy and Practice -- Contributors -- Index