Book contents
- Good Jews
- Good Jews
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 “Philosemitic Europe”
- 2 From Antisemitism to Tactical Philosemitism (1945–1960)
- 3 Genesis of a Struggle
- 4 From Humanism to Israelophilia (1945–1967)
- 5 Birth Pangs
- 6 “The Long 1960s” and the Jews (1960–1980)
- 7 Archetypal Friends
- Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
2 - From Antisemitism to Tactical Philosemitism (1945–1960)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2025
Book contents
- Good Jews
- Good Jews
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 “Philosemitic Europe”
- 2 From Antisemitism to Tactical Philosemitism (1945–1960)
- 3 Genesis of a Struggle
- 4 From Humanism to Israelophilia (1945–1967)
- 5 Birth Pangs
- 6 “The Long 1960s” and the Jews (1960–1980)
- 7 Archetypal Friends
- Epilogue
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the resurgence and reinvention of antisemitism in Western Europe in the aftermath of World War II. To understand why anti-antisemitism became a distinctive philosophical, theological, and political project requires attention to the resilience of Judeophobia in the late 1940s and 1950s. Although unrepentant Nazis, former pro-German collaborators, or traditionalist Catholics transgressed the taboo, the delegitimation of antisemitism in the public arena also forced Judeophobia to take cover behind favorable views of Jews: Tactical philosemitism in occupied Germany and the early Federal Republic is a case in point.
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- Good JewsPhilosemitism in Europe since the Holocaust, pp. 25 - 59Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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