OPINION: The history of antisemitism and the need for Jewish solidarity

By Bridget Killian

14 East Magazine, 2021

Antisemitism was on display the first week of 2021 when white supremacists stormed the capitol decorated with far-right and Nazi imagery.

“There’s no shame, they want you to know who they are,” Matthew Charnay, the DePaul University Jewish Life and Interfaith coordinator said. “We are entering a new emboldened era of antisemitism.”

Emily Goldstein, a DePaul senior, said white supremacist groups created conspiracy theorieswhich still circulate today.

“The idea that Jews are puppeteering the world is based on this false document called the Elders of Zion,” Goldstein said, “created to make everyone think Jews were a group of rabbis planning all the bad things that happened in the world. People believe that it is very very real.” continue reading...