“As accusations spread, so did the false belief that Jews routinely engaged in the practice of ritual murder. An accusation made repeatedly… — 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
“135 years later, in 586 BCE, the Babylonians conquered Judea, the southern kingdom. They destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem and forced thousands… — 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
“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
“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
“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 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.… — 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… — 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
“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
“I first heard of antisemitism only later, when my father told me how Oswald Mosley had fomented riots in the thirties by… — Phyllis Goldstein 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
“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
“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 both Muslim and Christian lands during the 1300s and 1400s, Jews were considered outsiders no matter how long they and their… — 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
“As dhimmi, Jews and Christians had rights, including the right to practice their religion and establish their own communities. In return, they… — 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
“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 Copy Share Image
“Soon after the independent Kingdom of Italy was formed, Jews became citizens in the new nation, entitled to the full protection of… — 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
“At the time that the early Gospels were written, the Pharisees and the early Christians were competing for the hearts and minds… — Phyllis Goldstein Copy Share Image
“The preaching of two religious orders, the Dominicans and the Franciscans, reinforced distrust of Jews.” — Phyllis Goldstein 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 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
