Trials of the Diaspora

A ground-breaking book that surveys the history of anti-Semitism in England. Julius sheds light on four distinct versions of English anti-Semitism: the medieval persecution of Jews; negative portrayals of Jews in English literature; the modern wave of anti-Semitism experienced by Jews during their "readmission" to England in the mid-17th century through the late 20th century; and the contemporary anti-Semitism that emerged in the late 1960s and the 1970s and continues to be present...
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A ground-breaking book that surveys the history of anti-Semitism in England. Julius sheds light on four distinct versions of English anti-Semitism: the medieval persecution of Jews; negative portrayals of Jews in English literature; the modern wave of anti-Semitism experienced by Jews during their "readmission" to England in the mid-17th century through the late 20th century; and the contemporary anti-Semitism that emerged in the late 1960s and the 1970s and continues to be present today. A penetrating and original work, Trials of the Diaspora is sure to provoke much comment and debate.