{"product_id":"jews-against-themselves-edward-alexander-9781412856829","title":"Jews Against Themselves","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume features powerful essays by Edward Alexander on the phenomenon of anti-Zionism on the part of the Jewish intelligentsia. It also analyzes the explosive growth of traditional anti-Semitism, especially in Europe, among intellectuals and Muslims. Alexander notes that anti-Zionism has established a presence even in Israel, where it frequently takes the form of intellectuals sympathizing with their country's enemies and perversely apologizing for their own existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander begins with an examination of the origins of Jewish self-hatred in nineteenth-century Europe. He then explores the mindset of disaffected Jews in reacting, or failing to react, to the two events that shape modern Jewry: the Holocaust and the founding of the State of Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with a focus on contemporary anti-Zionism, including three essays about the role played by Jews in the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement to expel Israel from the family of nations. A final essay addresses the need for American Jews to decide whether they are going to judge Judaism by the standards of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e by the standards of Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412856825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412856829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Edward Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717511966975,"sku":"9781412856829","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_581f7f98-3931-4e4e-9ee5-51527ad41d5f.jpg?v=1705688481","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jews-against-themselves-edward-alexander-9781412856829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}