Antisemitism in the Hellenistic-Roman world
TitleAntisemitism in the Hellenistic-Roman world
Author
EditionRevised,enlarged, second edition.
Call number305.8924/0019
Object number01004f
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherConference on Jewish Relations
Year of publication
1946
Physical descriptionpp61-78
MaterialArticle
Series titleJewish Social Studies, Publications,No.2
NotesArticle from the book "Essays on antisemitism" pp61-78
Description
Certain general human traits underlie antisemitism in any part of the world: 1) distrust of an alien group; 2) resentment of competition in business and professions; 3) the tendencey of the poorer classes to look for a scapegoat. These general tendencies were as active in the Hellenistic-Roman period as at any later time