“In the countryside, an outbreak of plague usually lasted about six months and then faded away. In cities and other places where… — Phyllis Goldstein Plague Copy Share Image
“When one group defeated another, the newly conquered people were expected to accept the gods of the victor. After all, the new… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Ferdinand III of Castile (who ruled his kingdom in northern Spain from 1230 to 1252) proudly declared himself “king of three religions.”… — Phyllis Goldstein High places Copy Share Image
“his passionate speech, the pope called upon Christians to take up arms and return Christian holy places in Jerusalem to the church.… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“According to Kant, the motto of this new era, which came to be known as the Enlightenment, was “Dare to know!”—Sapere aude!… — Phyllis Goldstein Buddhism Copy Share Image
“In this age of empires, Jews’ insistence on maintaining their own religion and their own cultural traditions made them outsiders in both… — Phyllis Goldstein Byzantine empire Copy Share Image
“The first step in “saving” Germany from the Jews and other inferior races, from this perspective, was the destruction of the Weimar… — Phyllis Goldstein First step Copy Share Image
“What constituted Judaizing? Lighting candles on a Friday night, failure to attend church regularly, and even a dislike of pork were all… — Phyllis Goldstein Friday night Copy Share Image
“Privileged Jews were known as court Jews (because of their relationship with the king). Many were very rich, and some had rights… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“I first heard of antisemitism only later, when my father told me how Oswald Mosley had fomented riots in the thirties by… — Phyllis Goldstein Antisemitism Copy Share Image
“About 40 years later, Jews in Rome were also required to live in a ghetto. If they owned property, they had to… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“You could taste antisemitism everywhere; the air of Germany was permeated by it. All the unavoidable consequences of military defeat, revolution, a… — Phyllis Goldstein Antisemitism Copy Share Image
“In 1555 the church had a new pope, Paul IV, and he was even more determined to end all heresies than earlier… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“As matters now stand, a great deal is still lacking in order for men as a whole to… apply [reason] confidently to… — Phyllis Goldstein Age of enlightenment Copy Share Image
“Many Americans shared his views. The new law was extremely popular and seemed to solve the nation’s “immigrant problem,” at least for… — Phyllis Goldstein Judaism Copy Share Image
“The exiled Jews who settled in Babylonia were able to maintain their identity, in part because they were allowed to practice their… — Phyllis Goldstein Books Copy Share Image
“With each new rumor, each new accusation, the way Christians thought about Jews became more and more distorted. Jews were increasingly seen… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“The separation of Christianity from Judaism did not happen simply or quickly. It was not a single event but rather a sometimes… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“So the myth that Jews belonged to a distinct and inferior race continued to grow throughout Europe. That myth gave individuals and… — Phyllis Goldstein Judaism Copy Share Image
“In 721 BCE, Assyria, a neighboring empire, captured Samaria, the capital of Israel, the northern kingdom. The Assyrians forced members of the… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Antisemitism is a very peculiar pathology that recognizes no national borders. It is a mental condition conducive to paranoia and impervious to… — Phyllis Goldstein Antisemitism Copy Share Image
“Many universities no longer focused almost entirely on religious studies. Students now explored the liberal arts—including the literature, music, and art of… — Phyllis Goldstein Books Copy Share Image
“In 1255, a five-year-old boy was found dead in a well in Lincoln, England. Many historians today believe that young Hugh accidentally… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Columbus never found the Ten Lost Tribes. However, he did unknowingly stumble upon two continents new to Europeans that would, in time,… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“At a time when the continent’s total population was approximately 70 million, most of whom could neither read nor write, an estimated… — Phyllis Goldstein Books Copy Share Image
“As dhimmi, Jews and Christians had rights, including the right to practice their religion and establish their own communities. In return, they… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“The Middle East is the only place in the world where three continents come together. It is a crossroads that links Asia,… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In both Muslim and Christian lands during the 1300s and 1400s, Jews were considered outsiders no matter how long they and their… — Phyllis Goldstein Family Copy Share Image
“injustice is directly created by that fine policy which denies the poor Jews protection and residence, but receives with open arms those… — Phyllis Goldstein Injustice Copy Share Image
“By the end of the eleventh century, Jews were being squeezed out of international trade and into occupations forbidden to Jews, Christians,… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“The Greeks and Egyptians in Alexandria understood Flaccus’s announcement to mean that they could now treat Jews as they pleased. After all,… — Phyllis Goldstein Judaism Copy Share Image
“As life became more precarious for Jews in Europe, Jews in many communities became the personal property of their protectors, with no… — Phyllis Goldstein Israel Copy Share Image
“Why, then, were Jews allowed to live among Christians? The answer dates back to the teachings of St. Augustine (see Chapter 2).… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity Copy Share Image
“Antisemitism did not begin in Germany, or anywhere else, in 1918; Jews had been regarded as dangerous outsiders for centuries, and anti-Jewish… — Phyllis Goldstein Antisemitism Copy Share Image
“Humanism had begun in Florence, Italy, about 20 years before the invention of the printing press. Many scholars there were astonished at… — Phyllis Goldstein Ancient greece Copy Share Image
“In 1929, Einstein, who had once lived in Switzerland, wrote: When I came to Germany fifteen years ago I discovered for the… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Throughout the 1970s, Soviet and Arab leaders falsely linked Zionism to racism and imperialism by arguing that Zionism was “an imperialistic militant… — Phyllis Goldstein Leadership Copy Share Image
“many of the key elements that define modern antisemitism can be traced to this time in history. A variety of stereotypes and… — Phyllis Goldstein Antisemitism Copy Share Image
“In contrast to much of northern Europe, where Jews faced persecution, Spain was a haven. From the eighth century onward, Jews there… — Phyllis Goldstein Islam Copy Share Image
“In the late 1300s, decades after the expulsion of the Jews from England, Geoffrey Chaucer, one of England’s earliest poets, included Hugh’s… — Phyllis Goldstein Canterbury tales Copy Share Image
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