Foundational Readings
A curated selection of classic and contemporary works relevant to the study of antizionism, antisemitism, and anti-Judaism. This section will be developed over time into an essential resource and archive for all scholars of antizionism.
1. Max Weinreich, Hitler’s Professors
(1946 / Yale University Press edition)
A classic examination of how intellectual frameworks can be weaponized to justify antisemitic ideologies. Essential for understanding the dangers of politicized “scholarship.”
2. Robert Wistrich, A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad (2010)
A sweeping, authoritative history of antisemitism’s ideological forms, providing essential context for understanding contemporary antizionism.
3. Kenneth L. Marcus, The Definition of Anti-Semitism (Oxford University Press, 2015)
A foundational text on the conceptual boundaries of antisemitism, including how antizionist rhetoric intersects with antisemitic patterns.
4. Ruth R. Wisse, Jews and Power (Schocken, 2007)
A compact, profound exploration of the political ideas surrounding Jewish vulnerability, sovereignty, and the ideological backlash against Jewish collective agency.
5. Alvin H. Rosenfeld (ed.), Deciphering the New Antisemitism (Indiana University Press, 2015)
A contemporary scholarly volume offering analyses of how classical antisemitic motifs mutate into antizionist expression.
6. Deborah Lipstadt, Antisemitism: Here and Now
(Schocken, 2019)
A clear, accessible framing of modern antisemitic trends—including antizionist forms—written by one of the leading historians of antisemitism.
7. David Nirenberg, Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition
(W. W. Norton, 2013)
An essential intellectual history demonstrating how anti-Jewish ideas have shaped Western thought, providing deep context for understanding modern ideological formations, including antizionism.
8. Andrew Pessin & Doron Ben-Atar, Anti-Zionism on Campus: The University, Free Speech, and BDS
(Indiana University Press, 2018)
A collection of first-person accounts by scholars who say they have been the target of antisemitic agitation on American university campuses.
Framework & Tools
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Conceptual models used in analyzing antizionist narratives
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General guidance for evaluating ideological claims
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Reference frameworks for educators, administrators, and scholars.