Anti-Semitism ‘Very Strong’ on Both Left and Right, Holocaust Expert Says
By Nicholas Ballasy February 21, 2019
WASHINGTON – Deborah Lipstadt, professor of modern Jewish history and Holocaust studies at Emory University, said that anti-Semitism is “very strong†on both the left and right of the political spectrum.
Lipstadt, author of History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, which was later adapted into the 2016 film Denial, said she was “shocked but not surprised†when she heard about the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
“Anybody who has studied this and studied what’s been going on and studied the vindictive language and the separation and the extremism we’ve seen in this country would not be surprised,†Lipstadt said during a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum discussion, “Hate and Its Impact: Sowing the Seeds of Global Anti-Semitism,†on Thursday. “But today I think we see anti-Semitism on both the right and the left.… So if I’m on the left I’m quick to see it on the right, and if I’m on the right I’m quick to see it on the left. Hello – it’s on both sides and it’s very strong on both sides.â€
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