antisemitism in society theme
There is notable prejudice against Jewish people.
15 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Gentleman's Agreement (1947) | choice | The film is about journalist Philip Schuyler Green pretending to be Jewish in order to research an expose on the widespread antisemitism in New York City. The title "Gentleman's Agreement" refers to an unspoken code excluding Jewish people from parts of society. |
| tos2x23 | choice | The space Nazis looked upon the Zeons as an inferior race, and were actively seeking to perpetrate a genocide against them. |
| movie: It Happened Here (1964) | major | There was extreme racism against Jews. |
| movie: The Boys from Brazil (1978) | major | Dr. Josef Mengele was a raging antisemite who was masterminding a program to genetically transform all the Jews, and non-Aryans more generally, into acceptable Aryan people. In addition, various particular racist remarks were made against the Jews, including Ezra Liberman being called "Jewish swine". |
| movie: The Merchant of Venice (2004) | major | Antisemitism was rampant in Shylock's Venice. |
| movie: The Serpents Egg (1977) | major | the hatred of Jews that just a little later became the pillar of the Third Reich was evident throughout the story |
| play: The Merchant of Venice (1598) | major | Antisemitism was rampant in Shylock's Venice. |
| tz1983a | major | Bill Connor blamed being passed over for a promotion of the Jews and the Blacks. He contended that being an American made him better than the Jews, the Blacks, and the "Gooks". |
| movie: Annie Hall (1977) | minor | Annie's antisemitic grandmother showcased a type of sentiment present in America for her generation and social stratum. |
| movie: SlaughterhouseFive (1972) | minor | Campbell, an American who'd defected to the Nazis, asserted that "You can't trust the Jews". |