A rumor about the Jews
Subtitle: reflections on antisemitism and the Protocols of the learned elders of Zion
By: Stephen Eric Bronner
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Protocols of the wise men of Zion; Antisemitism
Description: "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion is among the most infamous documents of antisemitism. A forgery created in Russia by the czarist secret police and quickly translated into a host of languages, it portrayed Judaism as a worldwide conspiracy dedicated to the destruction of Christian civilization.

The appearance of the Protocols sparked a number of bloody pogroms and helped shape the thinking of right-wing movements worldwide, from Hitler's Nazis to contemporary antisemitic groups in Russia, the Middle East, and the United States.

A work of intellectual history, A Rumor about the Jews expresses the connection between antisemitism and the overarching political assault upon the enlightenment legacy and provides a new and penetrating understanding of an insidious ideology and its broader implications."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-169) and index