Antisemitism, an American Tradition

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This is something close and personal to my heart, in particular since I share ancestry and parentage of the people within the book, thus this is a very personal topic for me. Coming in from Soviet Union as part of the 90s diaspora, I learned the hard way that prejudices aren't eliminated but are hidden inside. Thus the explosion of Jew hatred (or Judophobia as I will call it in my blog instead of antisemitism) didn't surprise me, but saddened me instead. Yet, how quickly the world and American Jews forget the Judophobia that existed throughout the few centuries, and how it didn't go away at all but instead it felt as if we were the ostriches seeking a moment's reprieve amongst the hatred. As the title implies, the narrative focuses on Judophobia from earliest colonial times and remarks to post October 7th 2023, thus besides the Judophobia there is little history of Jewish lives during that times or what they did and how they compromised living in America with Jewish values. Many of the things I learned have personally shocked me, but at the same time as someone who took American Jewish history class it wasn't surprising. I hate the world I am passing down to my son, and I am not optimistic that the world will become a better place for people like me. If you would like to learn how deeply Judophobia is engrained in American history, then by all means buy and read this wonderful book. 

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5 out of 5
(0: Stay away unless a masochist 1: Good for insomnia 2: Horrible but readable; 3: Readable and quickly forgettable, 4: Good, enjoyable 5: Buy it, keep it and never let it go.)