The Jew as Ally of the Muslim - by Allan Harris Cutler & Helen Elmquist Cutler (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

With exacting research and skillful analysis, the Cutlers revise the traditional explanations of the roots of anti-Semitism. They contend that the great outburst of anti-Semitism in Western Europe during the Middle Ages ... derived from primarily anti-Muslimism and the association of Jew with Muslim by medieval Christians.

Review Quotes

"(T)he Cutlers, both lawyers, offer a wide-ranging reinterpretation of medieval Jewish history and literature." --Speculum

"(T)he Cutlers' analysis of the medieval situation adds a new dimension to our comprehension of the way Christian-Jewish relations developed. And indeed, insofar as Christian anti-Semitism does owe something historically to the Muslim-Jewish relation, to that extent it may be a more transient phenomenon...than is sometimes supposed. To put it another way, the less we see the charge of deicide as the one and only historic core of the Christian persecution of Jews, the more clearly we may envisage an abatement of anti-Semitism." --Commentary

"There is much in this volume to be admired, including the broad sweep of the scholarship, which ranges from antiquity to contemporary affairs, the highly idealistic tone that animates the study, and the consistent call forcomparative analysis of historical issues involving the Jews." --Robert Chazan, New York University

About the Author

Allan Harris Cutler holds degrees in History, Philosophy and law. He has been listed as a reputable lawyer, mediatior, arbitrator, historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Helen Elmquist Cutler received a law degree from UCLA in 1981 and is an expert in personal injury and worker's compensation law.