Professor Robert Wistrich, perhaps the foremost historian of anti-Semitism in our generation, has built an irrefutable case to expose the true face of “Islamofascism.” In this exclusive interview with Mishpacha, Professor Wistrich traces Islamofascism’s ignoble birth; how the sickness has intensified as a result of classical and Nazi-era anti-Semitism; and how the relative ignorance of Western society enables it to flourish. And he offers the one and only remedy the Jewish people have to battle it.
Due to ongoing renovations at the Hebrew University’s Vidal Sassoon Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism my conversation with the center’s director Professor Robert Wistrich took place in a small academic conference room. But Professor Wistrich had no trouble establishing an air of intimacy in the somewhat austere setting and our talks extended over several hours.
Our discussion eventually took us beyond the confines of his newest book A Lethal Obsession to central questions of Jewish identity and the search for a perspective on the endlessly erratic nature of anti-Semitism.
Though A Lethal Obsession is densely packed it is far more than a brilliant academic study. It has vital implications for many of the most pressing issues affecting Jews around the world and especially those living in Israel.
Our talk began with some personal history as I tried to gain a feeling for the author behind the book.
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