In the introduction to his 1991 book, Antisemitism: The Longest Hatred, Robert Wistrich writes th... more In the introduction to his 1991 book, Antisemitism: The Longest Hatred, Robert Wistrich writes that the task of the historian of antisemitism ‘is to provide as lucid an account as possible of the path along which different anti-Jewish traditions have been transmitted “as well as to” be alive to its adaptability to new circumstances.’1 In the eight years since his book was published these words have taken on an even greater relevance. With the enormous growth of the Internet as a, perhaps even eventually the, prime means of transmittal of knowledge, we are seeing the truth of Robert Chazan’s recent observation that ‘every new stage in the evolution of anti-Jewish thinking is marked by dialectical interplay between a prior legacy of negative stereotypes and the realities of a new social context.’2 And so, no examination of the current state of antisemitism can be complete without due consideration of this new social context.
ABSTRACT Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and g... more ABSTRACT Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide. Nevertheless, his activities and impact in public policy have become a major focus of his efforts, particularly in recent years. This article examines Bauer's impact on perhaps the most prominent of these efforts: that of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The IHRA has become a major factor in international Holocaust remembrance and in combating antisemitism. Drawing on conversations with Bauer and close colleagues from academia and diplomacy in IHRA, as well as their personal experience, with one of the authors being a longstanding student and colleague (Porat) and the other being involved with IHRA since its inception 20 years ago (Weitzman), the authors describe Bauer's role as the “founding father” of the IHRA, how the organization began, the specific and unique nature of the IHRA, and Bauer's role in two of the IHRA's most important achievements: the Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion and the Working Definition of Antisemitism. We also briefly discuss some of the issues and challenges that the IHRA has experienced as part of its growth from the original five members to its current configuration of 35 countries and Bauer's assessment of where the IHRA stands now and its possible future.
The notorious experiments on concentration camp prisoners conducted by Nazi scientists produced a... more The notorious experiments on concentration camp prisoners conducted by Nazi scientists produced a body of data still referred to by researchers. The Jewish tradition offers resources for deciding on the morality of using this material.
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks, Nov 2, 2007
Seit den Anfangen des Rechtsextremismus ist Antisemitismus eine, vielleicht sogar die, dominante ... more Seit den Anfangen des Rechtsextremismus ist Antisemitismus eine, vielleicht sogar die, dominante ideologische Basis gewesen, die jeden Aspekt der Bewegung und ihres Denkens durchdrungen hat. George L. Mosse schrieb: „So wie die Rechte und ihr Nationalismus die eigenen Mythen in konkrete Symbole verwandelte, so blieb der Feind nicht abstrakt; er wurde von Juden und Parlamentariern verkorpert“.1 Wahrend Antisemitismus fur weite Bereiche der Gesellschaft nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und der Aufdeckung des Holocaust inakzeptabel wurde, zeigen jungere Ereignisse, dass Antisemitismus, oft als Anti-Zionismus oder Israel-Kritik verschleiert, sich wieder in alien gesellschaftlichen Schichten zeigt.
Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide. ... more Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide. Nevertheless, his activities and impact in public policy have become a major focus of his efforts, particularly in recent years. This article examines Bauer's impact on perhaps the most prominent of these efforts: that of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The IHRA has become a major factor in international Holocaust remembrance and in combating antisemitism. Drawing on conversations with Bauer and close colleagues from academia and diplomacy in IHRA, as well as their personal experience, with one of the authors being a longstanding student and colleague (Porat) and the other being involved with IHRA since its inception 20 years ago (Weitzman), the authors describe Bauer's role as the “founding father” of the IHRA, how the organization began, the specific and unique nature of the IHRA, and Bauer's role in two of the IHRA's most important achievements...
In the introduction to his 1991 book, Antisemitism: The Longest Hatred, Robert Wistrich writes th... more In the introduction to his 1991 book, Antisemitism: The Longest Hatred, Robert Wistrich writes that the task of the historian of antisemitism ‘is to provide as lucid an account as possible of the path along which different anti-Jewish traditions have been transmitted “as well as to” be alive to its adaptability to new circumstances.’1 In the eight years since his book was published these words have taken on an even greater relevance. With the enormous growth of the Internet as a, perhaps even eventually the, prime means of transmittal of knowledge, we are seeing the truth of Robert Chazan’s recent observation that ‘every new stage in the evolution of anti-Jewish thinking is marked by dialectical interplay between a prior legacy of negative stereotypes and the realities of a new social context.’2 And so, no examination of the current state of antisemitism can be complete without due consideration of this new social context.
ABSTRACT Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and g... more ABSTRACT Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide. Nevertheless, his activities and impact in public policy have become a major focus of his efforts, particularly in recent years. This article examines Bauer's impact on perhaps the most prominent of these efforts: that of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The IHRA has become a major factor in international Holocaust remembrance and in combating antisemitism. Drawing on conversations with Bauer and close colleagues from academia and diplomacy in IHRA, as well as their personal experience, with one of the authors being a longstanding student and colleague (Porat) and the other being involved with IHRA since its inception 20 years ago (Weitzman), the authors describe Bauer's role as the “founding father” of the IHRA, how the organization began, the specific and unique nature of the IHRA, and Bauer's role in two of the IHRA's most important achievements: the Working Definition of Holocaust Denial and Distortion and the Working Definition of Antisemitism. We also briefly discuss some of the issues and challenges that the IHRA has experienced as part of its growth from the original five members to its current configuration of 35 countries and Bauer's assessment of where the IHRA stands now and its possible future.
The notorious experiments on concentration camp prisoners conducted by Nazi scientists produced a... more The notorious experiments on concentration camp prisoners conducted by Nazi scientists produced a body of data still referred to by researchers. The Jewish tradition offers resources for deciding on the morality of using this material.
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks, Nov 2, 2007
Seit den Anfangen des Rechtsextremismus ist Antisemitismus eine, vielleicht sogar die, dominante ... more Seit den Anfangen des Rechtsextremismus ist Antisemitismus eine, vielleicht sogar die, dominante ideologische Basis gewesen, die jeden Aspekt der Bewegung und ihres Denkens durchdrungen hat. George L. Mosse schrieb: „So wie die Rechte und ihr Nationalismus die eigenen Mythen in konkrete Symbole verwandelte, so blieb der Feind nicht abstrakt; er wurde von Juden und Parlamentariern verkorpert“.1 Wahrend Antisemitismus fur weite Bereiche der Gesellschaft nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg und der Aufdeckung des Holocaust inakzeptabel wurde, zeigen jungere Ereignisse, dass Antisemitismus, oft als Anti-Zionismus oder Israel-Kritik verschleiert, sich wieder in alien gesellschaftlichen Schichten zeigt.
Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide. ... more Professor Yehuda Bauer is a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and genocide. Nevertheless, his activities and impact in public policy have become a major focus of his efforts, particularly in recent years. This article examines Bauer's impact on perhaps the most prominent of these efforts: that of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). The IHRA has become a major factor in international Holocaust remembrance and in combating antisemitism. Drawing on conversations with Bauer and close colleagues from academia and diplomacy in IHRA, as well as their personal experience, with one of the authors being a longstanding student and colleague (Porat) and the other being involved with IHRA since its inception 20 years ago (Weitzman), the authors describe Bauer's role as the “founding father” of the IHRA, how the organization began, the specific and unique nature of the IHRA, and Bauer's role in two of the IHRA's most important achievements...
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