Published: 16 November 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
THE ADVANCE COPIES of Deborah Lipstadt’s new book, Antisemitism Here and Now, display a cover photo of a white supremacist carrying a tiki torch. But that iconic image of the August 2017 white power rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, could now be replaced by another one: Police tape cordoning off the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh.
Before Pittsburgh, there already was plenty to write about: anti-Semitic attacks in Europe; the “alt-right” in the U.S.; the persistence of Holocaust revisionism and denial; whether and when criticism of Israel qualifies as anti-Semitic; and of course, Charlottesville.
Then the shooting happened. For Lipstadt, the renowned Holocaust historian and Emory University professor, the tragedy in Pittsburgh was both a surprise and a reaffirmation of her warnings.
Lipstadt, 71, spoke with JTA in New York City about what the Pittsburgh shooting means for American Jews and how Jews should fight anti-Semitism.
FULL STORY Deborah Lipstadt wrote a new book on anti-Semitism. Then Pittsburgh happened (JTA)
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