Poisoning the Wells
Antisemitism in Contemporary America
In twenty-first century America, antisemitism is on the rise, especially on the extreme left, the radical right, and within political Islamism. Expressions of this oldest hatred are also increasingly prevalent in popular culture, where they are spread by politicians, entertainers and celebrities, the media, social justice activists, and religious leaders, as well as in universities, in schools, on the streets, and even, in some instances, by Jews. Once, Jews regarded the United States as die Goldene Medina–the Golden Land–where they could escape persecution and finally be free. However, this dream has not been realized and major trends are moving in the opposite direction. InPoisoning the Wellsleading scholars analyze contemporary antisemitism in the United States.
Corinne E. Blackmer is Professor of English and Director of Judaic Studies at Southern Connecticut State University. She has authored numerous works, includingQueering Anti-Zionism: Academic Freedom, LGBTQ Intellectuals, Israel/Palestine Campus ActivismShe is currently working on a memoir of her grandmother, My Grandmother as an Abortionist before Roe.
Andrew Pessin
is Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College and Campus Bureau Editor at the Algemeiner. He is author or editor of (among others) Anti-Zionism on CampusThe Jewish God Questionas well as of three novels, his most recent being Nevergreen.
