vinceneilsgirl
07-21-2005, 11:23 PM
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/
Sometimes called "the longest hatred," antisemitism has persisted in many forms for over two thousand years. The Nazis' racial antisemitism took hatred of Jews to a genocidal extreme. Yet the Holocaust began with words and ideas--stereotypes, sinister cartoons, the gradual spread of hate.
Antisemitism did not end with the Holocaust. Today, proponents of antisemitic views often level the very same charges used by the Nazis. Antisemitic publications are still widely read throughout the world. Whether expressed through hate speech, Holocaust denial, or violence against Jews and Jewish institutions, antisemitism is on the rise today. History has demonstrated again and again the dangers of unchecked hatred of any kind.
Sometimes called "the longest hatred," antisemitism has persisted in many forms for over two thousand years. The Nazis' racial antisemitism took hatred of Jews to a genocidal extreme. Yet the Holocaust began with words and ideas--stereotypes, sinister cartoons, the gradual spread of hate.
Antisemitism did not end with the Holocaust. Today, proponents of antisemitic views often level the very same charges used by the Nazis. Antisemitic publications are still widely read throughout the world. Whether expressed through hate speech, Holocaust denial, or violence against Jews and Jewish institutions, antisemitism is on the rise today. History has demonstrated again and again the dangers of unchecked hatred of any kind.