Pre-Nazi AntisemitismPre-Nazi Antisemitism“Judenhass-Jew Hatred”“Judenhass-Jew Hatred”

Hatred of the Jews before the Hatred of the Jews before the Modern EraModern Era

Introduction and DefinitionsIntroduction and Definitions

JewsJews

JudaismJudaism

AntisemitismAntisemitism

Shoah/ HolocaustShoah/ Holocaust

Anti-JudaismAnti-Judaism

Early Days- competition between Jewish Early Days- competition between Jewish Sects-The Jesus movement as a sectSects-The Jesus movement as a sect

The separation and competition between The separation and competition between the early Church and the Synagoguethe early Church and the Synagogue

100-500 Religious Anti-Jewish Polemical 100-500 Religious Anti-Jewish Polemical writingswritings

410: Emperor Constantine makes 410: Emperor Constantine makes Christianity the Roman ReligionChristianity the Roman Religion

Jews as “Christ Killers”Jews as “Christ Killers”

Anti-Jewish LawsAnti-Jewish Laws

Cannot hold public officeCannot hold public office

Jews Banned from public placesJews Banned from public places

Jews can’t be witnesses in courtJews can’t be witnesses in court

Can’t read the Bible in HebrewCan’t read the Bible in Hebrew

Marriage of Jews and non-JewsMarriage of Jews and non-Jews

prohibitedprohibited

Christians forbidden to convert to JudaismChristians forbidden to convert to Judaism

Jews not allowed to proselytize non JewsJews not allowed to proselytize non Jews

The Church and the Later Roman The Church and the Later Roman EmpireEmpire

Constantine makes Christianity the State Constantine makes Christianity the State Religion of the EmpireReligion of the Empire

Incorporates Anti-Jewish Church canonical Incorporates Anti-Jewish Church canonical legislation into Imperial Law Codeslegislation into Imperial Law Codes

The Church and the SynagogueThe Church and the Synagogue

The Church as the The Church as the Bride of Christ and a Bride of Christ and a Royal WomanRoyal Woman

The Synagogue as a The Synagogue as a disgraced blind and disgraced blind and defeated slavedefeated slave

The CrusadesThe Crusades

The Jews Defined as InfidelsThe Jews Defined as Infidels

Crusades 1096Crusades 1096

Medieval Images of the JewMedieval Images of the Jew

The Jews are The Jews are agents of the agents of the Devil and do Devil and do the Devil’s the Devil’s biddingbidding

Jews Jews worshipping worshipping

SatanSatan

Jews with the DevilJews with the Devil

Abusing the Host Abusing the Host (Communion Bread)(Communion Bread)

Abusing the host and burning JewsAbusing the host and burning Jews

The Blood LibelThe Blood Libel

A “modern” Blood Libel Image of A “modern” Blood Libel Image of the Jewthe Jew

Well PoisoningWell Poisoning

JudensauJudensau

Medieval badgesMedieval badges(Fourth Lateran Council, 1215)(Fourth Lateran Council, 1215)

Jewish HatsJewish Hats

Badges and hatsBadges and hats

Forcible conversionForcible conversion

Forced Baptisms Forced Baptisms and Expulsionsand Expulsions

Spanish Expulsion inSpanish Expulsion in

14921492

The InquisitionThe Inquisition

Luther and Luther and the Jewsthe Jews

Luther’s “On the Jews and Their Lies”Luther’s “On the Jews and Their Lies”

Martin Luther (1543)Martin Luther (1543)On the Jews and Their LiesOn the Jews and Their LiesBurn all Synagogues.Burn all Synagogues.Destroy Jewish Dwellings.Destroy Jewish Dwellings.Confiscate Jews’ Holy Confiscate Jews’ Holy Books.Books.Forbid Rabbis to Teach.Forbid Rabbis to Teach.Forbid Jews to Travel.Forbid Jews to Travel.Confiscate Jewish Property.Confiscate Jewish Property.Force the Jews to do Force the Jews to do Physical LaborPhysical LaborExpel Jews from areas Expel Jews from areas where Christians live.where Christians live.

The Venice GhettoThe Venice Ghetto

Pogroms in Eastern EuropePogroms in Eastern Europe1919thth Century Ukraine and Poland Century Ukraine and Poland

Antisemitism in europe 20Antisemitism in europe 20thth c c

Ritual Murder Accusation in Poland Ritual Murder Accusation in Poland

18991899

The Protocols of the Learned The Protocols of the Learned Elders of ZionElders of Zion

The Enlightenment and the French The Enlightenment and the French Revolution Revolution

The Storming of the The Storming of the BastilleBastille

VoltaireVoltaire

The Enlightenment ContractThe Enlightenment Contract

The contract of theThe contract of theEnlightenment:Enlightenment:Individual Freedom ofIndividual Freedom of religionreligionTolerationToleration““Religion removed toReligion removed to the “private” spherethe “private” sphere

Everything for the JewEverything for the JewAs an individual but As an individual but Nothing to him as a Nothing to him as a communitycommunity

Emancipation of the JewsEmancipation of the Jews

Images of the Jew in the modern Images of the Jew in the modern eraera

The Jew as molesterThe Jew as molester

The Wandering JewThe Wandering Jew

The Dreyfus Affair, 1894The Dreyfus Affair, 1894

Alfred Dreyfus, a Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jewish Officer French Jewish Officer is put on trial for is put on trial for treason in 1894 and treason in 1894 and convicted on false convicted on false evidenceevidence

Not exonerated for a Not exonerated for a number of yearsnumber of years

The Eternal JewThe Eternal Jew