Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present

Antisemitism: From Its Origins to the Present

  •   Yad Vashem's FREE new online course is now open.
  • 10/8/2018
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    ​Antisemitism: From Its Origins 
    to the Present
    Yad Vashem's FREE new online course is now open.
    Join the thousands already participating!
    In the course 50 world leading scholars and public figures explore major questions and issues relating to antisemitism including: The nature of hate; antisemitism in the Middle Ages; Nazi ideology and the Holocaust; antisemitism in the contemporary Far-right and Far-left; Holocaust denial; anti-Zionism; the distinction between antisemitism and legitimate criticism toward the State of Israel; antisemitism in the Islamic and Arab world; online hate; the ways and spheres in which antisemitism is confronted today.
    The course also examines current events related to antisemitism such as: the BDS movement, the British Labour Party, the Alt-Right in the United States, the recent legislation on the Institute for National Remembrance in Poland, among many others.

    What topics will you cover?
    • The nature of hate
    • The perception of the “other” in the Greco-Roman world
    • The advent of Christianity and its effect on the history of antisemitism
    • The Middle Ages and anti-Jewish discourse, libels and violence
    • The ideologies and revolutions of the Modern Period and their impact on the development of antisemitism
    • Nazi ideology and the Holocaust
    • Antisemitism in the Far-right and Far-left
    • Holocaust Denial
    • Anti-Zionism and antisemitism
    • The case of the Islamic and Arab world
    • Online hate

    What will you achieve?
    By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
    • Discuss what antisemitism is and what is unique about it
    • Identify antisemitic language and actions in the past and in the present
    • Explain the historical and ideological roots of antisemitism and how it has developed
    • Identify different types of antisemitism presented in the course and explain the differences, commonalities and dynamics between them
    • Discuss the characteristics of antisemitism today
    • Distinguish between antisemitism and legitimate criticism of the State of Israel

    Who is the course for?
    This course, designed by Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is for anyone with an interest in history, in social dynamics and human nature, and in the phenomenon of antisemitism.

    Register now here: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/antisemitism/2