Unity and Diversity in Contemporary Antisemitism

Jonathan G. Campbell was Lecturer in Jewish Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter (1990-1996) and Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies & Judaism at Bristol University (1996-2017) before his retirement. He has a range of teaching and research experience in Jewish Studies, with his most recent work focusing on contemporary resurgent antisemitism. He co-organized (with Lesley Klaff) two Bristol–Sheffield Hallam Colloquia on Contemporary Antisemitism in 2015 and 2016.Lesley Klaff is Senior Lecturer in Law at the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, Sheffield Hallam University, and Professor of Law (Affiliate) at the University of Haifa. She is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism and an editorial board member of the International Journal of the Social Research Foundation. She serves on the advisory board of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights under Law and gives pro-bono assistance to UK Lawyers for Israel. She has published widely on contemporary antisemitism and was named in The Algemeiner's 5th annual "J100" list as one of the top 100 people "positively influencing Jewish life."

• AcknowledgmentsList of ContributorsIntroductionJonathan G. Campbell and Lesley D. KlaffPart 1: Defining AntisemitismStruggles over the Contemporary Definition of AntisemitismDavid HirshAntisemitisms Plural: What is Understood as Antisemitism by Jews in Contemporary EuropeDaniel StaetskyAnti-Zionism and AntisemitismBernard HarrisonPart 2: Responding to AntisemitismUsing S. 26 Equality Act 2010 to Combat Institutional Antisemitism: A Critical Race Perspective on Fraser v University and College Union 2013Lesley D. KlaffEvading Terror: the European Union’s Response to Lethal AntisemitismAmy ElmanDenying the New Antisemitism: the Case of Norman FinkelsteinAlan JohnsonPart 3: Antisemitism and ExtremismWalking a Mile in Asghar Bukhari’s Shoes: Conspiracy Theories, Antisemitism and ExtremismDave RichAntisemitism and Anti-Zionism in British Muslim CommunitiesRusi JaspalPart 4: The Role of the IntellectualsWestern Intellectual Attitudes toward Antisemitism in the Arab and Muslim WorldMatthias KüntzelA Genealogy of the Radical Tradition of Contemporary AntisemitismDavid SeymourHannah Arendt’s Jewish Writings: Contemporary ImplicationsRobert FineIndex of names and subjects

“The eleven chapters included in this important book explain… worrisome developments in impressively detailed and revealing ways. … Several common themes run through many of the chapters. One is that, despite the spread of virulent strains of anti-Jewish hostility, there is still a general reluctance within governments and the general public to regard antisemitism as a serious problem, one whose distinctive features need to be recognized if it is to be properly understood and effectively combatted. … Much of this book’s focus is on antisemitism within Great Britain, but the problems treated here are part of a global phenomenon, making Unity and Diversity in Contemporary Antisemitism an eye-opening collection of essays for anyone wishing to learn about today’s widespread and growing anti-Jewish hostility.”— Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Journal of Modern Jewish Studies