Robert S. Wistrich

Robert Wistrich in 2013

Robert Solomon Wistrich (April 7, 1945 – May 19, 2015) was a scholar of antisemitism, considered one of the world's foremost authorities on antisemitism.[1][2]

The Erich Neuberger Professor of European and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and he was also the head of the university's Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (SICSA).[2] Wistrich considered antisemitism "the longest hatred" and viewed anti-Zionism as its latest incarnation. According to Scott Ury, "More than any other scholar, Wistrich has helped integrate traditional Zionist interpretations of Jewish history, society, and fate into the study of antisemitism." Other researchers have reproduced much of his work without questioning its founding assumptions.[3]

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  2. ^ a b Winer, Stuart (20 May 2015). "Anti-Semitism scholar Robert S. Wistrich dies at 70". Times of Israel. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ Ury, Scott (2021). "Zionism". Key Concepts in the Study of Antisemitism. Springer International Publishing. pp. 296–297. ISBN 978-3-030-51658-1.