Concerning the Jews
 Concerning the Jews is a short essay by Mark Twain. Twain had lived in Austria during 1896 and opined that the Habsburg empire used scapegoats to maintain unity in their immensely diverse empire namely Jews. In 1898 he published the article Stirring time in Austria. Twain’s account generated several letters and one poignant response in particular from an American Jewish lawyer who asked Twain Tell me therefore from your vantage-point of cold view what in your mind is the cause.