“Zionism is to the Jewish people what the liberation movements of Africa and Asia have been to their own people….” — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Many Jews in the Byzantine Empire welcomed the Persians. Some saw their arrival as an opportunity to win independence or even just… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In many ways, England was home to the first modern Jewish community in the world.” — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Any Jew who remained in Spain after July of 1492 would “incur punishment by death and confiscation of all their belongings.” — Phyllis Goldstein 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 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
“Most young American Jews in the 1960s also knew very little about the Holocaust. Brooks Susman, who would later become a rabbi,… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“After the Black Death in the mid-1300s, the persecution of Jews intensified, and many Jews in Europe moved farther east. Some left… — Phyllis Goldstein 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 Copy Share Image
“Only a few places allowed Jews to settle openly and in large numbers. Among them were Italy, particularly the Papal States (territories… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“The way a people (whether an ethnic group, a nation, or a religious community) defines itself has enormous significance. That definition indicates… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In Arab nations, many people opposed Zionism because they believed that the UN had no right to establish a Jewish state on… — Phyllis Goldstein 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 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 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
“The “age of enlightenment” ended some of the isolation, discrimination, and humiliation Jews had experienced in earlier times in Europe. Jews now… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In May 1860, Adolphe Crémieux and other French Jewish leaders held a meeting in Paris to create a new organization known as… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Still, by the end of the thirteenth century, most European Jews were forced to wear badges or distinguishing clothing. The aim was… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“As accusations spread, so did the false belief that Jews routinely engaged in the practice of ritual murder. An accusation made repeatedly tends to… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Still, by the end of the thirteenth century, most European Jews were forced to wear badges or distinguishing clothing. The aim was to humiliate… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Mendelssohn’s books on philosophy and literature were hailed throughout Europe. He was described as “exceptional”—an “un-Jewish Jew,” one of a kind, a genius.” — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“135 years later, in 586 BCE, the Babylonians conquered Judea, the southern kingdom. They destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and forced thousands of Jews… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“In Arab nations, many people opposed Zionism because they believed that the UN had no right to establish a Jewish state on what they… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“After the Black Death in the mid-1300s, the persecution of Jews intensified, and many Jews in Europe moved farther east. Some left because life… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“Many Jews in the Byzantine Empire welcomed the Persians. Some saw their arrival as an opportunity to win independence or even just a little… — Phyllis Goldstein 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 fell into… — Phyllis Goldstein 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, people without… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“For hundreds of years, Christians had been trying to convert the Jews, and now, for the first time, they had real success. Suddenly thousands… — Phyllis Goldstein 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 as a… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“The “age of enlightenment” ended some of the isolation, discrimination, and humiliation Jews had experienced in earlier times in Europe. Jews now had more… — Phyllis Goldstein 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 ruinous inflation, the Versailles [peace treaty], the loss of the territories in the east and west, the unsettling social changes following in their…” quote by Phyllis Goldstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/591/phyllis-goldstein-7858_east-and-west_you-could-taste-antisemitism-everywhere_1999754.jpg)
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