Understanding the Jews, Understanding Anti-Semitism

Everyone talks about the Jews, but very few people really know them. Who are they? What makes them different from everyone else? These questions are of increasingly vital importance since the Jewish people play a central role in the evolution of humanity. Marx, Freud and Einstein are often cited, who long personified the genius of Judaism. Today, the Jewish contribution to world culture is an extraordinarily rich one. Their love of peace, of equality and tolerance, their untiring struggle for Human Rights, make them the world's foremost defenders of democratic ideals. How then, can one explain anti-Semitism? This little book is a summary of the six 400-page books written by Hervé Ryssen and published between 2005 and 2010. They are indispensable to an understanding of the contemporary world.