Anti-Semitism : an overview / David Berger -- Anti-Semitism in the ancient world / Louis H. Feldman -- "Anti-Semitism" in antiquity : the problem of definition / Shaye J.D. Cohen -- Medieval anti-Semitism / Robert Chazan -- Robert Chazan's "Medieval anti-Semitism" : a note on the impact of theology / Jeremy Cohen -- Anti-Semitism and the Muslim world / Jane S. Gerber -- Comparative perspectives on modern anti-Semitism in the West / Todd M. Endelman -- American anti-Semitism / Jonathan D. Sarna
Summary
The persistence of anti-Semitism is a phenomenon that challenges Jewish historians to make ethical judgments a part of historical analysis. This comprehensive collection meets that challenge as its authors provide fresh insight into the complexities of anti-Semitism. The eight essays included in this volume are by noted scholars, each an expert in a specific historical period--from the ancient world to the twentieth century
