Note: the bulk of this thread was posed on 11/5/2020 and was added to sporadically thru 8/13/2021. This is Part 1 because apparently it's too long for tumblr? Part 2 Part 3
So you want to know more about antisemitism outside the context of Nazis ...
99.99999% of conspiracy theories are either rooted in antisemitism or antisemitism is a key component
An anonymous columnist calls out conspiracy theories for their hidden anti-Semitism
Yad Vashem has a bunch of things, here’s a free online course about antisemitism:
Poke around the National Museum of American Jewish History’s site (it’s The Best Jewish museum in the US, IMO).
Secret Chord Concerts
Handy guide with examples from social media:
Recognising Antisemitism
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg is great and has a number of informational threads.
On Antisemitism:
On Judeo-Christian and why you should delete it from your vocabulary:
On why you should stop using “Pharisees” as a pejorative:
Here’s an essay on why “fake Christian” and “not a real Christian” are harmful rhetoric:
How will progressive Christians react to rising anti-Semitism in this pandemic?
(Look, I get the impulse. Ben Shapiro is shitbag. So are Laura Loomer, Stephen Miller, Mort Klein, etc. but No True Scotsman-ing isn’t actually helpful.)
“But Israel!” Nope. Stop right there. Explainers:
https://newjewishagenda.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/the-past.pdf
(My main critique of both of these is that they’re pretty Ashkenormative and gloss over the effect Israel’s creation had on Mizrahi Jews living in other MENA countries.)
Short thread/statement from a Palestinian activist that succinctly summarizes his distaste with folks using Palestinians to legitimize their antisemitism:
https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/980015842460016640?s=21
Thread from a Black Jew about how Jews are often perceived by Gentiles of Color, which is a helpful perspective on how positive stereotypes and proximity to whiteness can put marginalized communities in conflict. These conflicts doubly hurt those who belong to both:
https://twitter.com/thespinsterymc/status/1189266271923257349?s=21




















