A History of Antisemitism

57min

Documentary

A detailed account of the two millennia of intolerance and persecution suffered by the Jews, from antiquity to the present day.

Production Companies

Effervescence Doc

ARTE

Episodes

Cast

In the Beginning: 38-1144

1. In the Beginning: 38-1144

53min

12th Apr 2022

A history of anti-Jewish feeling from ancient Alexandria to the crusades.

Rejection: 1144-1791

2. Rejection: 1144-1791

53min

12th Apr 2022

1144 - 1791: the gradual dehumanisation of the Jewish people, from the first "Jewish nose" in Christian painting and the stereotype of the "rich usurer" to the expulsion of the Jews from the great kingdoms of Europe.

Emancipation to the Holocaust: 1791-1945

3. Emancipation to the Holocaust: 1791-1945

53min

12th Apr 2022

Liberty, equality, fraternity? The French Revolution gave European Jews hope that discrimination would end. However, political movements and pseudo-scientific trends generated new forms hatred of Jews, under a new term: "anti-Semitism".

The New Face of Antisemitism: 1945 to Today

4. The New Face of Antisemitism: 1945 to Today

53min

12th Apr 2022

How is antisemitism still possible after Auschwitz? After the war, the Nazi horror is gradually brought to light in all its terrifying dimensions. However, the anti-Semitic Phoenix rises from its ashes once again.

First air date

12th Apr 2022

Last air date

12th Apr 2022

Status

Ended

Type

Documentary

Original language

fr

Networks