Jews on Trial

by Bruce Afran, Michael J. Bazyler, Philip S. Carchman

From antiquity to the present day, Jews have had to defend themselves against specious charges ranging from ritual murder to treason., From the Marrano physician who was a model for Shakespeare's Shylock to the Holocaust scholar who was sued by a Nazi sympathizer, a new book Jews on Trial describes some notorious cases of anti-Semitism in diverse official settings. The notorious cases of Alfred Dreyfus in France, Mendel Beilis in the Ukraine and Leo...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881258687
• ISBN13: 9780881258684
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Ktav Publishing House
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.

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A close examination of anti-semitism exposed in a variety of legal settings

Jews On Trial is a close examination of anti-semitism exposed in a variety of legal settings, including legal settings of literature (such as Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice") and all-too-real trials of history, ranging from accusations of "blood libel" to the infamous trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to a modern libel suit in British courts against Holocaust denier David Irving that effectively put the existence of the Holocaust itself on trial. Methodically scrutinizing each case, Jews On Trial dissects the lessons of history and reveals details with exacting thoroughness. A highly recommended and welcome addition to library and personal Judaic studies and history collections.