History of Antisemitism

Learn more about the seismic shifts in theology and practice that have taken place in many Christian traditions in the wake of the Holocaust and as a result of postwar Jewish-Christian relations, as well as postwar Jewish theological responses to the Holocaust.

Holocaust Encyclopedia

• Antisemitism 

• Antisemitism in History: From the Early Church to 1400

• Blood Libel

• Antisemitism In History: The Early Modern Era, 1300–1800

• Antisemitism In History: The Era Of Nationalism, 1800–1918

• Antisemitism In History: Racial Antisemitism, 1875–1945

• Antisemitism In History: World War I

• Antisemitism In History: Nazi Antisemitism

• The Kielce Pogrom: A Blood Libel Massacre Of Holocaust Survivors

• Hajj Amin Al-Husayni: Arab Nationalist And Muslim Leader

• Farhud (Pogrom in Iraq, 1941)

• Holocaust Denial

Tools for Classrooms and Communities

• History of Antisemitism film

• Podcast with Susannah Heschel, Voices on Antisemitism Podcast, 2007.

• “Religion and Identity.” Teaching about Antisemitism: Educational Modules based on Audio Podcasts.

Articles

• Gerald Sloyan, “Christian Persecution of Jews Over the Centuries,” 1996. (PDF)

Past Museum Programs

• Antisemitism, Christianity and the Holocaust Reckoning with the Past and Working in the Present, Virtual panel discussion co-hosted by the Washington National Cathedral, Oct. 14, 2021.

• “Religious Presecution 75 years after the Holocaust.” Public Program, 2020.

• “What Did Faith Communities Stand For?” Public Program, 2017.

• Mehnaz Afridi. “Redefining Antisemitism Through the Stories of Jews and Muslims during the Holocaust.” Mona and Otto Weinmann Annual Lecture, 2016.

• Susannah Heschel. “Jewish-Christian Dialogue in the Postwar Era.” (Audio) Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture, 2013.

• Antisemitism: Here and Now. Facebook Live event, June 10, 2020.