Socialist antisemitism

Socialist antisemitism concerns the manifestation of antisemitism in socialist movements and appears in various forms. While this phenomenon has been the subject of a significant number of scholarly writings, it is viewed by researchers as an understudied topic.[1] Researchers have argued that while socialists were not all prejudiced against Jews, some socialist movements did harbor antisemitic views.[2] Others extend their argument with the assertion that modern socialism is characterised by a longstanding antisemitic tradition.[3]

  1. ^ Gjerde, Å. B. (2018). ‘The omnipotence of spring’: Ideas of progress in Norwegian socialism before 1940. In Socialist Imaginations (pp. 167-194). Routledge.
  2. ^ McGeever, B., & Virdee, S. (2017). Antisemitism and socialist strategy in Europe, 1880–1917: an introduction. Patterns of Prejudice, 51(3-4), 221-234.
  3. ^ Herzig, A. (1981). The Role of Antisemitism in the Early Years of the German Workers' Movement. The Leo Baeck Institute Yearbook, 26(1), 243-259.