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- A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In an urgent and personal new book, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-elected Jewish official in America, sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism.
- About the Author: Chuck Schumer is the Senate Democratic Leader and highest-elected Jewish official in American history.
- 256 Pages
- History, Jewish
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About the Book
"Senator Chuck Schumer sheds light on the Jewish-American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism. When it comes to the history of the Jewish people, there is a national and global crisis of misunderstanding. This lack of knowledge feeds demons of ignorance, hatred, and violence. [This book] an urgent work of nonfiction that illuminates the Jewish experience and the prejudices both hidden and overt that have led to the chronic persecution of the Jewish people. By placing antisemitism in its proper historical context, and drawing from Senator Schumer's own life, the book informs Americans' understanding of the causes of the recent swell of antisemitic rhetoric and violence in our country. In very personal terms, it will engage with debates over the purpose and meaning of Israel and help draw a line between legitimate criticism of its government and when criticism of Israel as a Jewish homeland verges into antisemitism. This book is a warning, informed by the lessons of history, about what can happen when the 'world's oldest hatred' is allowed to rise, unchecked"--Provided by publisher.
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
In an urgent and personal new book, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-elected Jewish official in America, sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism.
For the first time in generations, antisemitism has become a daily reality in America, and it's getting worse. Jewish synagogues and their congregants are targeted and sometimes killed by extremists, Jewish students are harassed and attacked on campus, conspiracy theories about Jews have gone mainstream on social media, and debates over Israel have veered into dangerous territory. Senator Chuck Schumer tackles the historical, political, cultural, and international forces that have led to the alarming rise of antisemitism in America in the 21st Century.
ANTISEMITISM IN AMERICA: A WARNING is a timely work of nonfiction that illuminates his generation's Jewish experience. From Brooklyn in the 1960s to Harvard in the 1970s to the inside of a secure bunker on January 6, 2021, Schumer takes readers on a personal journey of how Jewish Americans like him have come to understand their history, their place in America--and why they worry about the future of Jewish life in America.
This book is a warning, informed by the lessons of history, about what can happen when the world's oldest hatred is allowed to rise unchecked.
About the Author
Chuck Schumer is the Senate Democratic Leader and highest-elected Jewish official in American history. He is the author of Positively American: Winning Back the Middle Class One Family at a Time.