Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-19-2021
Keywords
Education, anti-Semitism, inter-group hatred, antipathy, double-standard
Abstract
Many people believe that intolerance, in general, and anti-Semitism, in particular, are a function of ignorance, and the solution is education. We see evidence of this whenever concerns about intolerance or anti-Semitism become more salient. Proposed solutions frequently feature improved Holocaust education or expanded diversity, equity, and inclusion training. As two religious leaders recently urged, “The only thing that will truly halt the rise of anti-Semitism in America is education” (Stanton & Marcus, 2019). Profiles of anti-Semites tend to feature rural whites or urban minorities, but they are almost always from low-educational backgrounds. Well-educated people tend to feel secure in their higher social class circles and imagine that the dangers of inter-group hatred are concentrated elsewhere.
Series Title
EDRE Working Paper
Series Number
2021-02
Citation
Greene, J. P., Cheng, A., & Kingsbury, I. (2021). Education and Anti-Semitism. Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/edrepub/121
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