1st Edition
The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew' Histories of Antisemitism in Postwar Dutch Society
598 Pages
by
Routledge
598 Pages
by
Routledge
598 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is the first comprehensive study of postwar antisemitism in the Netherlands. It focuses on the way stereotypes are passed on from one decade to the next, as reflected in public debates, the mass media, protests and commemorations, and everyday interactions. The Holocaust, Israel and 'the Jew' explores the ways in which old stories and phrases relating to 'the stereotypical Jew' are... Read more
Table of Illustrations, Preface, 1. Why Jews are more guilty than others An introductory essay, 1945-2016, 2. 'The Jew' as a Dubious Victim, 3. 'The Meek Jew' - and Beyond, 4. Alte Kameraden. Right-wing Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial, 5. Jewish Reactions to Post Liberation Antisemitism, 6. Philosemitism? Ambivalences regarding Israel, 7. Transnational Left-wing Protest and 'The Powerful Zionist', 8. Israel: Growing Polarisation, 9. 'The activist Jew' Responds to Changing Dutch Perceptions of Israel, 10. Turkish anti-Zionism in the Netherlands. From Leftist to Islamist Activism, 11. 'The Jew' in Football: To Kick Around or to Embrace, 12. Pornographic Antisemitism, Shoah Fatigue and Freedom of Speech, 13. Historikerstreit. The Stereotypical Jew in Recent Dutch Holocaust Studies, 14. 'The Jew' vs. 'The Young Male Moroccan': Stereotypical Confrontations in the City, 15. Conspi-Racism: Islamic Redemptive Antisemitism and the Murder of Theo van Gogh, 16. Reading Anne Frank. Confronting Antisemitism in Turkish and Muslim Communities, 17. Holocaust Commemorations in Post-colonial Dutch Society, 18. Epilogue: Instrumentalising and Blaming 'the Jew', 2011-2016, References, Index
Biography
Prof. dr. Evelien Gans (1951-2018) held the chair for Modern Jewish History at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). As a senior researcher, she was affiliated with the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Dr. Remco Ensel studied anthropology and history at the University of Amsterdam. He teaches cultural history at the Radboud University Nijmegen and is affiliated with the NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
