Robert S. Wistrich (1945–2015) was the Neuburger Professor of European and Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and director of the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. He is the author of numerous books, including From Ambivalence to Betrayal: The Left, the Jews, and Israel (Nebraska, 2012) and A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad (2010). His book Hitler and the Holocaust has been translated into more than twenty languages.
“Robert Wistrich has written a book which is not only profound in
its analysis of modern Jewish identity in central Europe and
outstanding in its feel for nuance, but is also a study marked by a
wonderful clarity of thought and expression.”—Professor Gershon
Shaked, Recipient of the Israel Prize in Modern Hebrew
Literature
“Wistrich argues that during the period between Bismarck’s German
Empire and Hitler’s rise to power, the contributions made by German
and Austrian Jews significantly imprinted the cultures of Central
Europe. Beyond that period, however, he claims, the demise of this
cultural history occurred, in part, due to the ‘social psychology
of envy.’ . . . It is a collection that will further the reader’s
understanding of the periods of social envy and racism.”—Jewish
Book World
"Well researched with footnotes and bibliography, this book is
essential for Jewish, Holocaust, and academic libraries."—Hallie
Cantor, Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
"An indispensible work that charts the course of events and ideas
that ultimately led to the Holocaust." indispensable—Jack Fischel,
New Jersey Jewish News
"Wistrich's expertise and clear prose provide reliable information
alongside deft analysis, and give food for thought for novice and
expert alike."—Daniel Mark Vyleta, European Historical
Quarterly
“Laboratory for World Destruction is a useful and thoughtful
collection of essays about a range of political and cultural
figures and their influence on the ‘Jewish Question’ in the
Habsburg Empire. . . . Wistrich’s portraits are valuable for
illuminating the special circumstances and obstacles to Jewish life
in the Late Habsburg Empire.”—German Studies Review
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