ANTI-SEMITISM BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST
Anti-Semitism before the Holocaust
ALBERT S. LINDEMANN
First published 2000 by Pearson Education Limited
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Lindemann, Albert S.
Anti-semitism before the Holocaust / Albert Lindemann.
p. cm. -- (Seminar studies in history)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-582-36964-9 (pbk.)
1. Antisemitism--History. I. Title: Antisemitism before the Holocaust. II. Title. III. Series.
DS145 .L585 2000
305.8924--dc21
99.047311
Dedicated to Grace Enola, in deep admiration and love
CONTENTS
Such is the pace of historical enquiry in the modern world that there is an ever-widening gap between the specialist article or monograph, incorporating the results of current research, and general surveys, which inevitably become out of date. Seminar Studies in History are designed to bridge this gap. The series was founded by Patrick Richardson in 1966 and his aim was to cover major themes in British, European and World history. Between 1980 and 1996 Roger Lockyer continued his work, before handing the editorship over to Clive Emsley and Gordon Martel. Clive Emsley is Professor of History at the Open University, while Gordon Martel is Professor of International History at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada and Senior Research Fellow at De Montfort University.
All the books are written by experts in their field who are not only familiar with the latest research but have often contributed to it. They are frequently revised, in order to take account of new information and interpretations. They provide a selection of documents to illustrate major themes and provoke discussion, and also a guide to further reading. The aim of Seminar Studies is to clarify complex issues without over-simplifying them, and to stimulate readers into deepening their knowledge and understanding of major themes and topics.
Readers should note that numbers in square brackets [5] refer them to the corresponding entry in the Bibliography at the end of the book (specific page numbers are given in italics). A number in square brackets preceded by Doc. [] refers readers to the corresponding item in the Documents section which follows the main text.
First thanks must go to my wife, Barbara, who is always the first to read my drafts and is usually my most perceptive critic, both as to style and content. That she has good-naturedly put up with these impositions and seemingly endless revisions for over thirty-five years is but one small indication of how lucky I have been in love.
This book derives to an important degree from my articles and books over the past ten to fifteen years. Since I began to teach and do research on the history of anti-Semitism, nearly twenty years ago, my colleagues at the University of California, Santa Barbara have been invaluable in their supportive yet rigorous readings of my work. Scholars at a number of other universities, too, have offered me support and valuable criticism. I will not repeat the many names already listed in my previous books, but I do feel the need to thank those scholars, at my university and others, with whom I have been in recent personal contact and who have helped in significant ways since the publication of my last book: Harold Marcuse, William Rubinstein, John Murray Cuddihy, Steven Beller, Robert Skloot and Kevin MacDonald.
I must single out Richard S. Levy, Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago and moderator of H-ANTI-SEMITISM, for special thanks. He gave particularly careful readings to the manuscript drafts of this book and my previous one, Esaus Tears. Beyond that, I have relied on his wide knowledge and expert advice concerning a large number of scholarly topics offered, I should say, with tact and wonderful wit. It would be difficult for me to imagine a better model of a scholar than he.
Much of the material in these pages has been tested in lectures and classroom discussions at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Similarly, chapter drafts of my books have been read by my students, both undergraduate and graduate; our sometimes passionate exploration of issues of ethnic/religious identity and hostility has been extremely valuable to me. In complete sincerity I can say that I have often learned more from them than I have taught. I have also carried on an active correspondence with graduate students from other universities, and one in particular, Patrick OBrien, read draft chapters and offered valuable comments, for which I am sincerely grateful.
Finally, warm thanks to the series editor, Gordon Martel, to copy-editor, Sarah Bury, and to house editor, Verina Pettigrew, and commissioning editor, Emma Mitchell. It has been a pleasure to work with editors so patient, gracious, and professional.
ASL
October, 1999
Santa Barbara, Calif.
We are indebted to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA for permission to reproduce scripture quotations from the Revised Standard Version of The Bible, copyright 1946, 1952, and 1971 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. All rights reserved.
