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Introduction: building safety through solidarity -- Part I: How does antisemitism work? -- One: What is antisemitism? Making sense of an evolving debate -- Two: Neither eternal, nor inevitable: new perspectives on "the oldest hatred" -- Part II: Where does antisemitism come from? -- Three: The cabal: antisemitism and conspiracy theories -- Four: A Christian history: antisemitism in Christian Europe -- Five: The socialism of fools: antisemitism and anti-capitalism -- Six: The red menace: antisemitism and anti-communism -- Part III: What does antisemitism look like today? -- Seven: A race apart: antisemitism and the white nationalist movement -- Eight: A Christian nation: antisemitism and the Christian right -- Nine: Looking at antisemitism and Israel/Palestine -- Ten: A safety of nationalism? Antisemitism and the history of Zionism -- Part IV: How do we fight antisemitism today? -- Eleven: Generations of trauma: healing from antisemitism's scars -- Twelve: Intersecting opressions: connecting the threats we face -- Thirteen: Containing multitudes: antisemitism and the diversity of Jewish experience -- Fourteen: Two traditions of fighting antisemitism: strategies of solidarity, past and present -- Conclusion: The world to come
"Journalists Shane Burley and Ben Lorber present a sorely-needed progressive and intersectional approach to the vital question: What can we do about antisemitism? From online trolling of Jews by the 'alt-right' to synagogue shootings by white nationalists to the spread of QAnon and George Soros conspiracy theories, antisemitism is a fixture of U.S. politics today. Its rise is part and parcel of growing exclusionary nationalist movements - putting multiracial democracy itself at risk. At the same time, conversations about antisemitism are more polarized than ever. How is antisemitism connected to anti-Blackness, xenophobia, anti-LGBTQ bigotry, and other forms of oppression? How do we build the coalitions and movements we need to fight it all together? Why is it important to distinguish between legitimate criticism of Israel's oppression of Palestinians and antisemitism? Using personal stories, historical deep-dives, front-line reporting, and interviews with leading change-makers, Lorber and Burley help the reader understand how antisemitism works, what's at stake in contemporary debates, and how we can build true safety in solidarity"--