About this episode

Professor Pamela Nadell joins Dr. Rachel Fish to discuss the history and evolution of antisemitism in the United States.

Professor Pamela Nadell joins Dr. Rachel Fish to examine the long history of antisemitism in the United States and how it has evolved from the colonial era to the present. They begin with the arrival of Jews in New Amsterdam in 1654 and trace how anti-Jewish tropes rooted in Christian theology and European prejudice were carried into American life from the very beginning. The conversation explores the shift from religious anti-Judaism to modern racial antisemitism, the role of immigrati...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Rachel Fish

Guest: Pamela Nadell

Topics covered

• antisemitism
• American history
• Jewish immigration
• Christian theology
• racial prejudice

Keywords

• antisemitism
• American tradition
• Jewish history
• colonial era
• racial antisemitism

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Amsterdam

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