Language:
Russian
Year of publication:
1999
Titel der Quelle:
Вестник Еврейского университета
Angaben zur Quelle:
20 (1999) 129-155
Keywords:
Mosley, Oswald,
;
British Union of Fascists
;
Antisemitism History 1800-2000
Abstract:
Antisemitism was not prominent in the ideology of the British Union of Fascists, but came to the fore in 1933, in the wake of the Nazi takeover in Germany. Among the reasons for this shift, besides the desire for relations with Germany's Nazis, were the fact that London Jews had attacked BUF members and, most of all, Mosley's desire to construct the image of a formidable enemy, which might be helpful in mobilizing the masses for the BUF. In 1934-37 the East End of London, with its large Jewish population, became the center of BUF activities; there the BUF tried to draft new members into the party, held mass rallies, etc. In the provinces, the organization's level of activities, as well as the popularity of its anti-Jewish policies, was much lower. Jewish organizations in the East End were at the forefront of the resistance to the advance of fascism in the city. In October 1936 Jews in the East End, together with non-Jewish leftists, thwarted a fascist march. Despite its antisemitic electoral campaign, the BUF lost the 1937 election to the London City Council. After this defeat, the BUF began to soft-pedal antisemitism in its ideology.
Note:
With an English summary.
URL:
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