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It concerns a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on the widespread antisemitism in New York City and the affluent communities of New Canaan and Darien, Connecticut.
From Swastika to Jim Crow was inspired by a New York Times editorial. The letter writer was upset by the fact that antisemitic sentiment was being spouted by speech givers at Howard University and other predominantly African-American schools.
Jerome Chanes identifies six stages in the historical development of antisemitism: [2] Pre-Christian anti-Judaism in Ancient Greece and Rome that was primarily ethnic in nature. Christian antisemitism in antiquity and the Middle Ages that was religious in nature and has extended into modern times.
Lee eventually responded in an editorial in The New York Times, alleging "a double standard at work in the accusations of anti-Semitism" given the long history of negative portrayals of African-Americans in film: "Not every black person is a pimp, murderer, prostitute, convict, rapist or drug addict, but that hasn't stopped Hollywood from ...
Deborah Esther Lipstadt (born March 18, 1947) is an American historian and diplomat, best known as author of the books Denying the Holocaust (1993), History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier (2005), The Eichmann Trial (2011), and Antisemitism: Here and Now (2019).
Antisemitism in the United States reached its peak during the 1920s and 1930s. The attraction of the Ku Klux Klan in the mid-1920s, the antisemitic works of Henry Ford, and radio speeches by Father Coughlin in the late 1930s indicated the strength of suspicions about Jews.
It then continues with an examination of the United States before World War II and the Holocaust, including antisemitism, anti-immigrant xenophobia, white supremacy, and how Nazi Germany looked to the segregated Jim Crow South as a model worthy of emulation.
Films about antisemitism, hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews.
Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence is a documentary film that first aired on PBS on January 8, 2007. Directed, produced, and written by Andrew Goldberg, this documentary, hosted by Judy Woodruff, examines the roots of modern antisemitism and why it flourishes today.
Crossfire is a 1947 American film noir drama film starring Robert Young, Robert Mitchum and Robert Ryan which deals with the theme of anti-Semitism, as did that year's Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Gentleman's Agreement.