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Series for Film Group Discussions The Consequences of Prejudice and Hate |
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The hatred of Jews has a long history, going back at least as far as the story of Esther and Haman. But after the second exile in the year 70 AD, when the Judean kingdom was crushed by Rome and the modern diaspora effectively began, so did a particularly virulent form of antisemitism. In Europe, Jews lived as vulnerable minorities--separate, closely knit, oppressed, a potent reminder of the roots of Christianity and a constant rebuke to Christian believers. In the modern era, even as the antisemitism fomented by the Church weakened, it became transformed into nationalism and racial demonization. From Spain to Russia to France to Nazi Germany, manifestations of antisemitism show both common threads and characteristics specific to time, place, and circumstance. The first series deals with historical antisemitism, primarily in Europe. The second depicts antisemitism in America, where it has usually been less obvious, because it was not sanctioned by government and church, but where it has taken the form of veiled, subtle social prejudice against Jews.
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