Saying No to Hate

Overcoming Antisemitism in America

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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Finalist for the 2024 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish IdentitySaying No to Hate grounds readers contextually in the history of antisemitism in America by emphasizing the legal, political, educational, communal, and other strategies American Jews have used through the centuries to address high-profile threats.Norman H. Finkelstein shows how antisemitism has long functioned in America in systemic, structural, and interpersonal ways, from missionaries, the KKK, and American Nazis to employment discrimination, social media attacks, and QAnon. He explains how historic antisemitic events such as General Ulysses S. Grant’s General Order No. 11 (1862); the Massena, New York blood libel (1928); and the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue (2018) galvanized the Jewish community. Finkelstein shines light on Jews such as Louis Brandeis and Admiral Hyman Rickover who succeeded despite discrimination and on individuals and organizations that have tackled legal and security affairs, from the passage of Maryland’s Jew Bill (1826) to groups helping Jewish institutions better protect themselves from active shooter threats.Far from a victim narrative, Saying No to Hate is as much about Jewish resilience and ingenuity as it is about hatred. Engaging high school students and adults with personal narratives, it prepares each of us to recognize, understand, and confront injustice and hatred today, in the Jewish community and beyond.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-05-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 22 mm
Vikt:492 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Jewish Publication Society
ISBN:9780827615236

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Norman H. Finkelstein (1941–2024) taught Jewish history at Hebrew College for more than thirty-five years and is the author of twenty-one nonfiction histories and biographies. Two of his books, Heeding the Call and Forged in Freedom (both available from JPS), won National Jewish Book Awards.

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"Two-time National Jewish Book Award winner Finkelstein . . . . Draws on exhaustive research for an account that’s comprehensive, accessible, and nuanced."-Publishers Weekly "A survey of the origins and history of antisemitism and how only a vigorous response from the community can stop it. Finkelstein (1941–2024), a two-time winner of the National Jewish Book Awards. . . . Shows how Jews fervently believed in America's promise of equality and opportunity, despite efforts to restrict them. . . . [An] even-toned overview of American antisemitism, suitable for all readers."-Kirkus Reviews "Saying No to Hate is a sobering, empowering primer on how antisemitism and the fight against it changed the face of America."-Foreword Reviews "Saying No to Hate can be used as a high school resource and as a companion to American Jewish history courses in synagogues and colleges. . . . This book should be considered by all Judaica libraries."-Fred Isaac, AJL News and Reviews “While the alarming increase in antisemitism in the U.S. is cause for concern, storyteller Norman Finkelstein shows us this is just the latest iteration of prejudice Jews have fought on these shores for hundreds of years. Saying No to Hate should be required in every high school and college, and encouraged as necessary for adults as well, for its promise to open needed dialogues about long-standing hatred of Jews and the Jewish community’s courage and perseverance in combating it. More than a book, this is a tool for strengthening our society.”-Rabbi Charles E. Savenor, executive director, Civic Spirit “Learning to recognize how antisemitism functions in America in systemic, structural, and interpersonal ways-which Norman Finkelstein teaches masterfully, in tandem with robust stories of Jewish resilience and courage-will help both adolescents and adults address instances of injustice and hatred today, in the Jewish community and beyond.”-Rabbi Laura Bellows, curriculum designer and facilitator of teen and adult learning programs

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Why This Book1. Origins of Hate2. In the Beginning3. Settling In4. A Country Divided5. The Great Wave6. A Lynching and a Lawyer7. The Bigoted 1920s8. The Rising Storm9. Into the Mainstream10. Civil Rights and Legal Rights11. Zionism = Judaism?12. The Changing Landscape of HateAppendix 1: How to Fight Antisemitism with Advocacy and PrideAppendix 2: How to Prepare for an Active Shooter AttackNotesBibliographyIndex