Canada and the Jews

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that the word anti-Semitism was invented in the late 19th century as a more acceptable word than Jew-hatred. The paper discusses how the disease of anti-Semitism is irrational and seeking its origins is futile. The paper explains the difference between mild anti-Semitism and diabolical anti-Semitism and shows the history of anti-Semitism as manifested in Canadian life. The paper discusses how the days of anti-Semitism are not over for Canada; now we have Holocaust deniers, Neo-Nazis on the Internet and a steady increase in harassment of Jews.

From the Paper:

"The word anti-Semitism was invented in the late 19th century as a more acceptable word than Jew-hatred. It was meant to sound scientific, but actually there is no such thing as "Semitism." The word Semitic refers to a language group of which Aramaic (the language Jesus spoke), Hebrew, and Arabic are members. A Jewish historian defined anti-Semitism as "dislike of the unlike." Ages (1981) points out that there are nuances in the meaning of the word. It is possible, for example, to dislike Jews but be opposed to slaughtering them in concentration camps. In its most innocent form anti-Semitism is like the widespread prejudice found throughout the whole human race. It could be hostility after working for an unsympathetic Jew or a vague negativism from being taught to dislike them as a child."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ages, A. (1981). Anti-Semitism: The uneasy calm. In The Canadian Jewish Mosaic, Weinfeld, Shaffir & Cotler, eds. Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, 383-395.
• Canada and the World Backgrounder (1996). The final obscenity, 61, April, 12-15.
• Paris, E. (1980). Jews: An account of their experience in Canada. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada.
• Tulchinsky, G. (1982-83). The contours of Canadian Jewish history. Journal of Canadian Studies, 17 (4), Winter, 46-56.

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