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Deborah E. Lipstadt, "Antisemitism: Here and Now" (Schocken, 2019)
Deborah E. Lipstadt, "Antisemitism: Here and Now" (Schocken, 2019)
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54 minutes
Released:
Mar 28, 2019
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Podcast episode
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Over the past decade, and especially in the last several years, anti-Semitic crimes have increased significantly. According to FBI Statistics, hate crimes against Jews in the US spiked 37% between 2016 and 2017. We are witnessing similar trends in Canada, where anti-Semitic crimes increased by 60% since last year, according to Statistics Canada. Why is it that anti-Semitism continues to thrive? Why won’t this irrational hatred die? What factors contribute to the rise of anti-Semitism? Deborah E. Lipstadt addresses these, and many other questions, in her book, Antisemitism: Here and Now(Schocken, 2019). The number 1 best-seller in Human Rights Law on Amazon, Lipstadt’s book is a provocative page-turner about this ancient and persistent form of hatred and prejudice.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Mar 28, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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