Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Acknowledgments
Preface for the Second Edition
Preface for the First Paperback Edition
Chapter 1- Introduction
Chapter 2- Antisemitism for Popular Consumption: Selections from the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion
Chapter 3- The Text in Context: The Protocols and the Varieties of Antisemitism
Chapter 4- The Tale of a Forgery: Inventing the Protocols
Chapter 5- Spreading the News: The Protocols Triumphant
Chapter 6- Intermezzo: American Populism and the Jews
Chapter 7- The Legacy of a Lie: Contemporary Antisemitism and Its Future
Appendix- Rumors and Reflections: A Reply to Ian Markham
Notes
Index
Synopsis
In its portrayal of Judaism as a worldwide conspiracy dedicated to the destruction of Christian civilization, the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion remains one of the most infamous documents ever written. Despite being proven a crude forgery, the pamphlet managed to pervade twentieth-century thinking, often being twisted to suit its handlers' purposes, and to justify the most extreme persecution of the Jews. In A Rumor About the Jews, Stephen Eric Bronner provides a history of this notorious fabrication--one which has renewed salience in a "post truth" society dominated by "fake news--and explores its influence on right-wing movements throughout the twentieth century and the ongoing appeal of bigotry. This new edition of Bronner's 2000 classic (described by Kirkus as the best short book on anti-Semitism) expands the arguments of the first edition, bringing the work up to date in a new political context.