Benjamin Ginsberg

The New American Anti-Semitism

The Left, the Right, and the Jews

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Many American jews believe that their most dangerous foes today are on the political right. To focus exclusively on the Far Right, however, misses the lethal and growing anti-Semitism threat from the political Left. Jews should by nature be aware of the existence of anti-Semitism anywhere. In the book of Exodus (32:9), God tells Moses that the Jews are a "stiff- necked people." It would appear today that the necks of some Jews have become so stiff from looking over their right shoulders that they are unable to turn enough for a quick peek to the left. America has been good for the Jews (and vice versa), but if Jewish history offers any lessons, among the foremost is that nothing good lasts forever. Most American Jews view the United States as their country, but Jews in the diaspora have never been able to take the future for granted anywhere or at any time. This book is a wake-up call for the complacent"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Independent Institute
• Seitenzahl: 231
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 153mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9781598133868
• ISBN-10: 1598133861
• Artikelnr.: 69738584

Autorenporträt

Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than thirty books, including The Fall of the Faculty; Presidential Government; Downsizing Democracy; The Captive Public; Politics by Other Means; The Value of Violence; How the Jews Defeated Hitler; Disconnected Democracies; What Washington Gets Wrong; and Warping Time.