Manfred Gerstenfeld
ARTICLES BY: Manfred Gerstenfeld
The Other Side of Germany’s Positions on Israel and Antisemitism
The German government’s official policy is that it makes efforts to fight antisemitism. One example they give is by providing security for Jewish institutions. Another...
The Pervasive Antisemitism in Dutch Soccer Stadiums
“My father served with the commandos, my mother was with the SS. Together they burned Jews, because Jews burn best.” This is the text of one...
Examining Belgian Antisemitism
Though antisemitism in Belgium is widespread and has many facets, it gets little international attention. Two current issues have temporarily changed this, at least somewhat....
Europe’s Empty Words on Antisemitism
This year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day was preceded by what might be called “European antisemitism worrying week.” Leading European politicians issued many statements saying that...
Distortion of the Holocaust Mars Another Holocaust Remembrance Day
Many people equate Holocaust distortion exclusively with its denial and minimization. This is incorrect. The latter two examples are only one category of Holocaust distortion...
Antisemitism Is Alive and Well in Europe — If It Ever Left
Saying that antisemitism is integral to European culture does not make one popular in Europe. This does not change if one notes that articulating this...
The Crimes of the Dutch: A Lesson in Hypocrisy
The Netherlands is a profoundly hypocritical society. To prove such a statement in detail would require a lengthy book. But one possible shortcut to support...
Chancellor Merkel’s Legacy and the Jews
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ceded the chairperson position of the Christian Democrat Party (CDU), and announced that after the next elections -- at the...
Survey Confirms That Antisemitism Is an Integral Part of European Culture
Branded as the largest survey ever on antisemitism, the Fundamental Rights Agency just released its study on antisemitism in 12 European Union countries titled. The...
Louis Farrakhan: America’s Foremost Antisemite
According to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitic incidents in the US increased 57% in 2017. This is the largest increase since 1979. The October 2018 murders...
Sweden’s Antisemitism Problem
Jews in Sweden account for less than 0.2% of the population, but issues concerning them vary between negative and highly negative. The naive observer may...
Dual Loyalty and the Jews
The murder of 11 Jews at a synagogue in Pittsburgh was followed by the release of an FBI publication, which reported that 60 percent of all...
An International View of the Pittsburgh Murders
The killing of 11 Jews at an American synagogue has now inserted itself into a sequence of other murders targeting Jews and their institutions in...
Are German Jews Wrong to Embrace a Right-Wing Party?
Jews fulfill many functions and roles in European societies. For many centuries, they served as scapegoats for majority populations. This led to antisemitism becoming an...
