In this course, 50 leading scholars from all over the world will explore questions and issues relating to antisemitism including: what is antisemitism? How has it changed throughout history? Why can it be found among so many diverse cultures, and even among opposing ideologies? What happened to antisemitism after the Holocaust? How is antisemitism expressed today, and what are the main spheres in which it can be found?
Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present
Offered By
Yad Vashem
About this Course
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What you will learn
To discuss what antisemitism is and what is unique about it
To explain the historical and ideological roots of antisemitism and how it has developed
To discuss the characteristics of antisemitism today
To identify antisemitic language and actions in the past and in the present
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
13 hours to complete
WHAT IS ANTISEMITISM? DEFINITIONS AND ORIGINS
This week we will begin our exploration of the phenomenon of antisemitism. We will discuss the nature of hate, the unique characteristics of antisemitism as well as the etymology of the term. We will then turn to the historical roots and early development of the phenomenon - from the Greco-Roman period up until the Middle Ages.
16 videos (Total 85 min), 11 readings
16 videos
WELCOME TO THE COURSE5m
THE NATURE OF HATE3m
THE NATURE OF ANTISEMITISM8m
ETYMOLOGY AND HISTORICAL ROOTS5m
A PROBLEMATIC TERM?6m
WHO ARE THE JEWS?5m
ANTI-JEWISH PERCEPTIONS IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD5m
A UNIQUE FORM OF HATE OR ANOTHER FORM OF XENOPHOBIA?6m
THE EARLY DAYS OF CHRISTIANITY5m
THE CONVERSION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE3m
THE AUGUSTINIAN PERCEPTION3m
ANTI-JUDAISM5m
THE MIDDLE AGES11m
THE JEWISH "OTHER" IN THE MIDDLE AGES3m
CONCLUSION AND LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK 22m
11 readings
ABOUT YAD VASHEM5m
METHODOLOGY AND COURSE STRUCTURE5m
DISCUSSION GUIDELINES5m
SCHOLARS PARTICIPATING IN THIS WEEK5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
AN EXAMPLE OF ANTI-JEWISH RESTRICTIONS10m
SUGGESTED READING5m
Week
24 hours to complete
THE CHANGING FACE OF ANTISEMITISM
We will move on to the Modern Era, examining how attitudes towards the Jews were affected by the major religious, social, and political movements that were shaping Europe and the world during this time.
18 videos (Total 93 min), 11 readings
18 videos
THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD6m
THE ENLIGHTENMENT6m
BETWEEN WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPE6m
THE RETURN OF JEWS TO WESTERN EUROPE4m
EMANCIPATION: NEW POSSIBILITIES AND NEW PERILS5m
NATIONALISM: BELONGING AND OTHERNESS4m
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND URBANISM3m
PERCEPTIONS OF JEWISH SUCCESS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT3m
RACISM AND RACIAL ANTISEMITISM8m
GERMANS, JEWS, AND ANTISEMITES7m
THE INTEGRATION OF JEWS INTO FRENCH SOCIETY2m
FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION TO THE DREYFUS AFFAIR8m
BETWEEN RESTRICTIONS, REFORMS AND POGROMS6m
ANTISEMITIC EXPRESSIONS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY5m
THE PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION4m
THE EMERGENCE OF ZIONISM6m
CONCLUSION AND LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK 31m
11 readings
SCHOLARS PARTICIPATING IN THIS WEEK5m
MARTIN LUTHER'S WRITINGS CONCERNING JEWS10m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
CONTEMPORARY VIEWS OF THE JEWS IN GERMANY10m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
THE ANTI-JEWISH MAY LAWS OF 188210m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
Week
34 hours to complete
GENOCIDAL ANTISEMITISM: FROM WORLD WAR I TO THE HOLOCAUST
This week we will delve into the 20th century and see how modern antisemitic notions and perceptions continued to develop and to be expressed, reaching a murderous peak with the catastrophic event of the Holocaust
19 videos (Total 110 min), 8 readings
19 videos
WORLD WAR I AND ITS IMPACT ON ANTISEMITISM9m
THE IMPACT ON GERMANY4m
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION AND THE CIVIL WAR POGROMS5m
THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION AND THE PERCEPTION OF THE JEWS4m
BETWEEN TWO WORLD WARS2m
ECONOMIC ANTISEMITISM5m
THE MAIN PRINCIPLES OF NAZI IDEOLOGY10m
THE CENTRALITY OF ANTISEMITISM IN NAZI IDEOLOGY5m
THE RISE OF NAZISM TO POWER5m
ANTISEMITISM IN GERMANY IN THE 1930S4m
WORLD WAR II7m
THE HOLOCAUST10m
THE COLLABORATORS6m
INTIMATE MURDER3m
ANTISEMITISM AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR8m
THE AFTERMATH6m
THE PERSISTENCE OF ANTISEMITISM5m
CONCLUSION AND LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK 41m
8 readings
SCHOLARS PARTICIPATING IN THIS WEEK5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
ANTI-JEWISH MEASURES10m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
Week
43 hours to complete
CONTEMPORARY ANTISEMITISM
This week we will turn to the contemporary world by first examining how antisemitism is expressed by two of the main realms in which it can be found today - the Far-right and the Far-left
19 videos (Total 111 min), 5 readings
19 videos
THE FAR-RIGHT: GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS4m
THE PLACE OF ANTISEMITISM IN THE FAR-RIGHT3m
RIGHT-WING POPULISM AND THE PERCEPTION OF THE JEWS3m
FAR-RIGHT ANTISEMITISM IN EUROPE7m
FAR-RIGHT ANTISEMITISM IN THE UNITED STATES6m
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES6m
RIGHT-WING POPULISM AND THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES IN THE UNITED STATES3m
THE VARYING FORMS OF HOLOCAUST DENIAL7m
IRVING V PENGUIN BOOKS AND LIPSTADT5m
ANTISEMITISM IN THE FAR-LEFT5m
ANTI-ZIONISM4m
THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF CONTEMPORARY ANTI-ZIONISM8m
ANTI-ZIONISM IN THE 1960S AND 1970S: THE USSR AND THE SOVIET BLOC9m
THE KEYSTONE THEORY3m
BETWEEN LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE CRITICISM OF ISRAEL7m
ALLEGATIONS OF ANTISEMITISM IN THE BRITISH LABOUR PARTY10m
ANTI-ZIONISM AND HOLOCAUST DENIAL AND DISTORTION6m
CONCLUSION AND LOOKING AHEAD TO WEEK 534s
5 readings
SCHOLARS PARTICIPATING IN THIS WEEK5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
SUGGESTED READING5m
Instructors
Yossi Kugler
Project manager, content developer and educatorInternational School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem
Dafna Dolinko
Content developer and educatorInternational School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem
Dmitry Kolotilenko
Content developer and educatorInternational School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem
About Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem, the world Holocaust remembrance center, stands resolute in its dedication to Holocaust education, remembrance, documentation and research. Located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Yad Vashem continues to develop advanced educational tools and utilize cutting-edge technology in order to bring its world-class research facilities, flourishing archives, groundbreaking educational initiatives and steadfast commitment to Shoah remembrance to an ever-growing global audience.
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