Called 'The Longest Hatred'...
Why can't Jews, Arabs, and Palestinians coexist? The answers are deep-rooted, complex, and fully detailed in this stunning history of Jewish persecution.
"They are the other. They are not us." Throughout time, words such as these have been used to justify and vilify. "The Longest Hatred" takes an unsparing look at the ways such words have shaped the experience of Jewish people in this revealing history of anti-Semitism, a hatred with roots long before the Holocaust and enduring intensity that continues to erupt in the violent conflicts of today.
Part One:
"From the Cross to the Swastika" traces an image that begins with the earliest writings of Christianity, which leveled the charge that Jews were responsible for Jesus' death. In this segment, historians show how demonizing dogma has affected Jews through the centuries — in Italy, Spain, England, and Germany — reaching its zenith with the development of Nazi ideology.