The Holocaust, Israel and 'The Jew': Histories of Antisemitism in Postwar Dutch Society

ISBN-13: 9789089648488 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 598 str.

Evelien Gans; Remco Ensel; Annemarike Stremmelaar

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This book is the first comprehensive study of postwar antisemitism in theNetherlands. It focuses on the way stereotypes are passed on from onedecade to the next, as reflected in public debates, the mass media, protestsand commemorations, and everyday interactions. The Holocaust, Israeland the Jew explores the ways in which old stories and phrases relating to "the stereotypical Jew"are recycled and modified for new uses, linking theantisemitism of the early postwar years to its enduring manifestations intoday s world.
The chapters cover themes including soccer-related antisemitism, Jewishresponses, philosemitism, antisemitism in Dutch-Moroccan and Dutch-Turkish communities, contentious acts of remembrance, the neo-Nazitradition, and the legacy of Theo van Gogh. The book concludes with alengthy epilogue on "the Jew"in the politics of the radical right, the attacksin Paris in 2015, and the refugee crisis."