The Jewish problem

Golding, Louis. The Jewish problem. With 33 illustrations. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd., 1938. Paperback, VG. A Penguin Special. Penguin thin card covers, with light shelfwear, the spine a little sunned with reading crease along its length. Binding firm. 213pp. + publisher lists. Contents clean and bright. Traces the history of antisemitism, stressing the Jews' lack of power and, hence, victimization. Christianity was responsible for the enduring anti-Jewish prejudice, which stemmed from the charge of deicide and was expressed in anti-Jewish legislation and attempts at forced conversion. The Jews suffered massacres during the Crusades and during ritual murder and host desecration accusations. Their role as moneylenders condemned them to calumny and stereotyping. Emancipation failed. With the rise of racial antisemitism and conspiracy theories, the Jews were rejected as aliens and as seeking to control the world. Describes Nazi persecution of Jews, such as economic boycotts and expulsions from schools and the professions, with the result of thousands of Jews committing suicide. Discusses Nazi propaganda in Britain, Eastern Europe, North America, and Italy. Highlights fascism in England, as well as in Romania and Hungary. Laments the West's failure to offer shelter to persecuted Jews. Considers Palestine the only real possible refuge. Hopes, but does not expect, that Germany will rescind its antisemitic policies. Calls for the British to reject antisemitic prejudice and for British Jews to assume a lower profile. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. We do not use AI and all images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.…