Description

This stateoftheart account gives readers the tools to understand why antisemitism is such a controversial subject It acquaints readers with the ambiguities inherent in the historical relationship between Jews and Christians and shows these ambiguities in play in the unfolding relationship between Jews and Canadians of other religions and ethnicities It examines present relationships in light of history and considers particularly the influence of antisemitism on the social religious and political history of the Canadian Jewish community