The Variety Summit on Antisemitism comes at a time when the world’s oldest hatred is having a clear resurgence. Jews across the world — and here in Los Angeles — have been targeted by hateful words, threats and guns. Show business has long been a target of antisemitism, and once again, we find ourselves at the vanguard, looking to push back at the tropes, conspiracy theories and other hateful stories online.
As a historian, it’s important to look back at where these hatreds come from, what they mean, and why we must stop them.
About 100 years ago, H.G. Wells warned that humanity “is in a race between education and catastrophe.” He wrote these words in the shadow of World War I, a tragedy he believed was the result of our failure to respect one another and our tendency to ignore “every country but our own.”
A few years later, he and others watched as fascist,...
As a historian, it’s important to look back at where these hatreds come from, what they mean, and why we must stop them.
About 100 years ago, H.G. Wells warned that humanity “is in a race between education and catastrophe.” He wrote these words in the shadow of World War I, a tragedy he believed was the result of our failure to respect one another and our tendency to ignore “every country but our own.”
A few years later, he and others watched as fascist,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Dr. Robert J. Williams
- Variety Film + TV
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