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| A term coined (popularized?) by ] in his book by the same name. In the book, Finkelstein contends that leaders of the ] community have used the ] as a tool to raise money. | A term coined (popularized?) by ] in his book by the same name. In the book, Finkelstein contends that some leaders of the ] community have inappropriately used the ] as a tool to scare Jews into thinking that there is more anti-Semitism now than there really is, in order to raise money and to support Israel. | ||
| He believes that many American Jews are not following Judaism as a way of life, and have replaced Judaism with mere fear about anti-Semitism and fund-raising for Jewish causes. His book has been sharply criticised by other scholars as being reactionary and exagerrated. | |||
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A term coined (popularized?) by Norman G. Finkelstein in his book by the same name. In the book, Finkelstein contends that some leaders of the Jewish community have inappropriately used the Holocaust as a tool to scare Jews into thinking that there is more anti-Semitism now than there really is, in order to raise money and to support Israel.
He believes that many American Jews are not following Judaism as a way of life, and have replaced Judaism with mere fear about anti-Semitism and fund-raising for Jewish causes. His book has been sharply criticised by other scholars as being reactionary and exagerrated.
External links
- For a review, see
- Finkelstein's official web page is at: http://www.normanfinkelstein.com