{"id":1390,"date":"2017-03-27T10:58:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1390"},"modified":"2017-03-27T10:58:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T15:58:54","slug":"the-resurgence-of-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2017\/03\/27\/the-resurgence-of-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u201cResurgence\u201d of Anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For many Americans, anti-Semitism seems like a thing of the past, a topic for high school history classes and\u00a0discussions of the Holocaust. But anti-Semitism has returned abruptly to the front page in recent weeks, with <\/span>over 160 threats<\/span><\/a> against Jewish community centers and synagogues since January. At times, such threats are paired with\u00a0<\/span>symbolic shows of force<\/span><\/a>, as was seen when over 100 headstones in a Missouri Jewish cemetery were damaged or destroyed. <\/span>For many this has been unexpected, but this is not necessarily true for social scientists who have been studying anti-Semitism over the last decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent survey-based studies have sought to assess anti-Semitic sentiments over time. Some scholars argue that anti-Semitism shifted into the more accepted form of anti-Israeli sentiments, with others arguing that the two issues are not necessarily related. However, most scholars seem to agree that public acceptance of anti-Semitism moved from the mainstream to smaller, more extreme groups throughout this period.<\/span><\/h5>\n