Antisemitism in an Era of Transition : Continuities and Impact in Post-Communist Poland and Hungary

The post-Communist transition in Eastern Central Europe has brought about democratic reform, liberalized economies and accession to the European Union, but also the emergence of political movements that revert to antisemitic rhetoric and arguments. This volume compares the genealogies and impact of antisemitism in contemporary Poland and Hungary. Leading and emerging scholars contrast developments in both countries from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the present, analysing the roles played by organised religion, political leaders, media and press, but also by Communist Parties. They present historical analysis as well as the results of qualitative and quantitative research on contemporary public memory, the image of __the Jew__, antisemitic media, political constituencies and the interplay of prejudices, specifically anti-Roma racism. A topical bibliography of research on antisemitism in post-Communist Eastern Central Europe offers pathways to further research. Cover 1 Table of contents 7 Antisemitism in Poland and Hungary after 1989:Determinants of social impact. François Guesnet, Gwen Jones 9 Why Do Polish Catholics Hate the Jews?A reasoned answer to a stupid question. Brian Porter-Szűcs 31 An Old-New Story: The continued existence of the Tiszaeszlár blood libel. János Dési 53 Between Realpolitik and Redemption:Roman Dmowski’s solution to the ‘Jewish question’. Grzegorz Krzywiec 71 Miklós Horthy (1868-1957)and the ‘Jewish Question’ in Hungary, 1920-1945. László Karsai 93 Jews and the Communist Commitment in Hungaryand Eastern Central Europe after 1945. Victor Karady 117 Antisemitic elements in Communist discourse:A continuity factor in post-war Hungarian antisemitism. András Kovács 137 Public Memory in Transition: Antisemitism and the memory of World War II in Poland, 1980-2010. Adam Ostolski 151 The work of antisemitic art in the age of digital reproduction: Hungarian publishing revivals since 1989. Gwen Jones 169 The Emergence of Antisemitism in Times of Rapid Social Change: Survey results from Poland. Mikołaj Winiewski and Michał Bilewicz 189 The indicators of Hungarian national populism:What does antisemitism show?Pál Tamás 217 Old and New Fora for Antisemitic Discourse:Reflections on Poland since the 1990s. Hanna Kwiatkowska 239 Divida et Impera:(Re)Creating the Hungarian National Gypsy. Claude Cahn 257 Bibliography 273 About the contributors 299 The post-Communist transition in Eastern Central Europe has brought about democratic reform, liberalized economies and accession to the European Union, but also the emergence of political movements that revert to antisemitic rhetoric and arguments. This volume compares the genealogies and impact of antisemitism in contemporary Poland and Hungary. Leading and emerging scholars contrast developments in both countries from the last quarter of the nineteenth century to the present, analysing the roles played by organised religion, political leaders, media and press, but also by Communist Parties. They present historical analysis as well as the results of qualitative and quantitative research on contemporary public memory, the image of the Jew, antisemitic media, political constituencies and the interplay of prejudices, specifically antiRoma racism. A topical bibliography of research on antisemitism in post-Communist Eastern Central Europe offers pathways to further research.-- Provided by publisher By contrasting Poland and Hungary, this volume assesses the impact of rightwing political traditions, religion and Communist rule, of historical consciousness and social stratification on contemporary antisemitic prejudice. Both leading and emerging scholars also debate similarities with and connections to anti-Roma agitation. Guesnet, François, Jones, Gwen (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References (pages [271]-296).