The Myth of Jewish Communism
Subtitle: A Historical Interpretation
By: André Gerrits.
Series: Gods, Humans and Religions, 16; Science, Society & Culture
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Brussels, Belgium; Bern, Switzerland; Berlin, Germany; Frankfurt am Main, Germany; New York, USA; Oxford, United Kingdom; Vienna, Austria
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9789052014654
Subjects: Jewish communists -- History; Communism -- History
Description: ‘Jewish Communism’ was one of the most powerful and destructive political myths in 20th-century Europe. The cry of Jewish communist conspiracy turned traditional, often religiously inspired anti-Jewish sentiments into a murderous anti-Semitic rampage.

The connection of Jews with communism has always been an extremely sensitive issue, which cannot simply be dismissed as a fully irrational phenomenon. Jews were disproportionately present in the revolutionary movement. This does not make the myth of Jewish Communism less mythical, but it does imply that real interests and conflicts were involved.

This book presents the first full-length analysis of the identification of Jews with communism. It traces the myth of Jewish Communism from the traditional anti-Jewish prejudices on which it is built, to its crucial role in Eastern European Stalinist and post-Stalinist politics. It documents the painful controversies that the participation of Jews in the revolutionary movement has generated among Jewish observers, among communists, and also among historians.

(Source: [Peter Lang](https://www.peterlang.com/document/1043992))
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; label: 1.
title: The Debate
pagenum: 15; label: 1.1.
title: A Controversial Issue
pagenum: 21; label: 1.2.
title: Shifting Paradigms of Jewish History
pagenum: 30; label: 1.3.
title: Anti-Semitism and Anti-communism
pagenum: 49; label: 2.
title: The Myth
pagenum: 57; label: 2.1.
title: The Anatomy of a Myth
pagenum: 57; label: 2.2.
title: The Force of Nationalism and the Rise of the Jews
pagenum: 74; label: 2.3.
title: Jews and Revolution: The Polish Case
pagenum: 86; label: 2.4.
title: The Jewish Response
pagenum: 93; label: 2.5.
title: The Non-Jewish Jew
pagenum: 107; label: 3.
title: The Party
pagenum: 117; label: 3.1.
title: Figures, Facts, and Interpretations
pagenum: 119; label: 3.2.
title: The "People's Republics"
pagenum: 130; label: 3.3.
title: The Myth of Jewish Stalinism
pagenum: 154; label: 3.4.
title: Communist Anti-Semitism
pagenum: 173; label: 3.5.
title: Communists as Jews
pagenum: 183; label: 4.
title: Conclusion
pagenum: 191; title: Bibliography
pagenum: 201