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A Rumor About the Jews: Reflections on Antisemitism and "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion"
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A Rumor About the Jews: Reflections on Antisemitism and "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion"
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A Rumor About the Jews: Reflections on Antisemitism and "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion"
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A Rumor About the Jews: Reflections on Antisemitism and "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion"

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"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" is among the most infamous documents of antisemitism. A forgery created in Russia by the czarist secret police and quickly translated into a host of languages, it portrayed Judaism as a worldwide conspiracy dedicated to the destruction of Christian civilization. The appearance of the Protocols sparked a number of bloody pogroms and it helped shape the thinking of right-wing movements worldwide from Hitler's Nazis to contemporary antisemitic groups in Russia, the Middle East and the United States. A work of intellectual history, A Rumor About the Jews by Stephen Eric Bronner expresses the connection between antisemitism and the overarching political assault upon the enlightenment legacy, taking the reader on a historical journey that provides a new and penetrating understanding of an insidious ideology and its broader implications.

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    This slim volume packs a lot of information into a brief treatise. Basically a history of the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, it's forgery, and its use as a tool of anti-Semitism. This is by no means an encyclopedic treatment, and is more a surface view than an in-depth analysis, but it serves as a good introduction to anyone who is curious and just starting to find out about this document. The author includes excerpts from the Protocols as the first chapter, and then refers back to these excerpts as he discusses various articles, where they originated, and how they were used. He briefly discussed Maurice Joly's Dialogue in Hell and traces much of what is in the Protocols back to this document. He also touches on the history of European anti-Semitism in general to discuss whether the Protocols were sufficient on their own to generate the hatred and fear that led to the Holocaust (they weren't). For the most part, he focuses almost solely on Russia and Germany, mentions American and English attitudes a bit, and only touches on more modern use in the Arab world. The book is a little dated, because the author regarded the protocols as basically defunct, but did acknowledge that with the rise of the internet, this could become widespread again, anticipating the dissemination that has occurred within the early part of the 21st century. Overall, a valuable book, especially as a starting point, but it isn't enough to make anyone an expert on the Protocols or anti-Semitism in general.