“Science” and Antisemitism
Instead of saying “Jews killed Christ” or “Jews are greedy,” people began to say what?
That science proved Jews were dangerous to society
Which famous scientific theory was twisted to support racism?
Darwin’s theory of evolution
In Bismarck’s Germany, being German meant NOT being what?
Jewish
Name one thinker who promoted “scientific” antisemitism.
Eugen Dühring / Houston Stewart Chamberlain
True or False — Some progressives supported eugenics.
True
Besides Jews, name one other group Bismarck excluded first.
Catholics or Socialists
Aryans were said to have “true rationality.” What kind of rationality were Jews accused of?
Instrumental rationality
Who was the Jewish scientist who studied “criminal types” biologically?
Cesare Lombroso
Why were Jews seen as “split” in loyalty?
Because they were both national and Jewish
What stereotype about Jewish men was taught in universities?
Weak, feminine, unhealthy
Otto Weininger claimed Jewishness = ______.
Materialism
Name one group that pushed open racial antisemitism.
Pan-German League or Schönerer’s Pan-German Party