Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Jewish Studies Quarterly
Angaben zur Quelle:
27,3 (2020) 298-318
Keywords:
Antisemitism Philosophy 21st century
;
History
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Philosophy
;
Genocide Philosophy
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism 21st century
;
History
;
Religions Relations 21st century
;
Racism Philosophy
Abstract:
As a first step towards Semitic solidarity, I (cautiously) engage with a privilege that is complex, in that it is partially attributed and partially assumed: Judeo-Christian privilege, which has yet to be studied by scholars. I begin by conceptualizing and analyzing Judeo-Christian privilege, which, like all privileges, is both material and ideational. Next, I consider the argument for and against the uniqueness of the Shoah that helped establish Judeo-Christian privilege. I then turn to arguments about anti-Semitism, and specifically its relation to other forms of racism and how these argument support Judeo-Christian privilege. Lastly, I argue against using a rhetoric of uniqueness, because it potentially prevents the identification and challenging of a violent pattern of exclusion that remains present today. Without denying the importance of differences between genocides and forms of racism, I aim to demonstrate how these arguments can be an impediment to solidarity and justice.
DOI:
10.1628/jsq-2020-0020
URL:
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