“As accusations spread, so did the false belief that Jews routinely engaged in the practice of ritual murder. An accusation made repeatedly… — Phyllis Goldstein Faith 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 Judaism 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… — Phyllis Goldstein Books 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 Judaism 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 Judaism 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 Black death 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 Byzantine empire 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
“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
“For hundreds of years, Christians had been trying to convert the Jews, and now, for the first time, they had real success.… — Phyllis Goldstein Christianity 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 “age of enlightenment” ended some of the isolation, discrimination, and humiliation Jews had experienced in earlier times in Europe. Jews now… — Phyllis Goldstein Age of enlightenment 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
“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 First time 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 Judaism 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 Fifteen years 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
“The way a people (whether an ethnic group, a nation, or a religious community) defines itself has enormous significance. That definition indicates… — Phyllis Goldstein Judaism 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
“In October 1347, several trading ships from Genoa, Italy, pulled into the harbor at Messina in Sicily. Everyone aboard those ships was… — Phyllis Goldstein Black death 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
“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 Life Copy Share Image
“In May 1925, President Calvin Coolidge signed the National Origins Act into law. The new law effectively closed the United States to… — Phyllis Goldstein American people 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
