The Fatal Embrace: Jews and the State

About this book

In this provocative book Benjamin Ginsberg examines the cycle of Jewish success and anti-Semitic attack throughout the history of the Diaspora with a concentrated focus on the "special case" of America. For Ginsberg the essential issue is not anti-Jewish feeling but the conditions under which such sentiment is likely to be used in the political arena. The Fatal Embrace identifies the political dynamics that historically have set the stage for the persecution of Jews.