Routledge Library Editions: Racism And Fascism: The Left, The Right And The Jews (volume 11)

First published in 1982, this book examines anti-semitism in the Western world. The author concludes that, fringe neo-Nazi groups notwithstanding, significant anti-semitism is largely a left-wing rather than a right-wing phenomenon. He finds that Jews have reacted to this change in their situation and in attitudes towards them by making a shift to the right in most Western countries, with the major exception of the United States. Considering the contribution of Jews to socialist thought from Marx onwards and the equally lengthy history of right-wing anti-semitism, this shift is one of the most significant in Jewish history. This movement to the right is discussed in separate chapters, as is Soviet anti-semitism and the status of the State of Israel. Examined in depth are the implications of this shift in attitude for Jewish philosophy and self-identity. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Original Title Page 6 Original Copyright Page 7 Table of Contents 8 Dedication 10 Introduction 12 1 The Pattern of Modern Jewish History 14 1.1 The Jewish Community in Britain 15 1.2 The Jewish Community in the United States 23 1.3 The German Jewish Community 30 1.4 The French Jewish Community 36 1.5 Conclusion 40 2 Power, Elites and the Jews in the Post-war World 46 2.1 Power and Modern Society 46 2.2 The Jews as an Elite 53 2.3 Power and the Problem of the Jews 67 2.4 Elites and Jewish Self-perception 69 3 The Realignment of Anti-semitism 80 3.1 Anti-semitism and Philo-semitism 81 3.2 The Western Establishment and the Jews 96 3.3 The Left and the Jews 102 3.4 The Left and the Jews in Today’s World 107 3.5 Social Democracy and the Jews Today 115 4 The Jewish Reaction 121 4.1 The Jewish Political Response 121 4.2 The Jewish Intelligentsia 124 4.3 The Zionist Reaction 132 5 The Western Democracies: the United States, Britain and Australia 139 5.1 The United States 139 5.2 Britain 155 5.3 Australia 166 6 The Soviet Union 183 7 Israel 203 8 Conclusions 225 Index 235