Contemporary antisemitism, since the start of the 21st century is replete with many images drawn from the Holocaust and parallels made to it. The following sections address the constellation of factors that comprise current antisemitsm, its relationship to the Holocaust and the situation in the Middle East.
FAQS
- Why can't the Israeli-Palestinian conflict be compared to the Holocaust?
- Is the current climate of antisemitism the same as it was on the eve of the Holocaust?
- Is all criticism of Israel antisemitic?
- What is the role of the media in the current rise in antisemitism?
- What’s new in the new antisemitism?
- What is the danger posed by the resurgence of antisemitism in Europe?
- What is the connection between antisemitism and radical Islamic terrorism?
- Why is Holocaust denial a mainstream idea in much of the Arab and Moslem world today?
- FAQs in additional languages: Hebrew, French, Russian, Romanian, German, Dutch, Arabic
Useful Links
- The Coordination Forum for Countering Antisemitism
- Antisemitism Documentation Project-Memri
- Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Anti-Defamation League of the Bnai Brith
- The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism
- The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Related Podcasts
Some Thoughts on Radical Islam
Prof. Yehuda Bauer, Academic Advisor to Yad Vashem, during a symposium held at Yad Vashem entitled: Holocaust Denial: Paving the Way to Genocide
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The Role of Holocaust Denial in the Ideology and Strategy of the Iranian Regime
Yigal Carmon, President, MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute), speaks at at symposium held at Yad Vashem entitled: Holocaust Denial: Paving the Way to Genocide.
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To view video clip that Yigal Carmon refers to in lecture click here
The Protocols - Fueling Antisemitic Myths and Lies
Professor Walter Zwi Bacharach, a Holocaust survivor, is Professor Emeritus of General History at Bar-Ilan University and Head of the Leo Baeck Institute in Jerusalem, Israel, and a researcher affiliated with the International Institute for Holocaust Research – Yad Vashem.
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Contemporary Antisemitism
Dr. Robert Rozett is the Director of the Yad Vashem Libraries, author of Approaching the Holocaust, Texts and Contexts, Vallentine Mitchell, 2005 and co-editor of The Holocaust Frequently Asked Questions, Yad Vashem, 2005.
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