The History of Antisemitism Bundle

Primary Sources on the Most Contested Topic in Western History

This bundle collects five primary-source texts that document the history of antisemitism from the Reformation through the early twentieth century. These are the original documents, not scholarly commentaries or secondary interpretations. They are assembled for the reader who wants to read the sources directly and form independent judgments about one of the most consequential and contentious threads in Western civilization.

What's Included

The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion is the most notorious antisemitic text in history. First published in Russia around 1903, it purports to be the minutes of a secret Jewish conspiracy to dominate the world. It has been conclusively demonstrated to be a forgery, largely plagiarized from Maurice Joly's 1864 satire on Napoleon III. It is included here as a historical document, not as a factual account.

The International Jew, Volume I: The World's Foremost Problem and Volume II: Jewish Activities in the United States by Henry Ford were originally serialized in Ford's newspaper, The Dearborn Independent, beginning in 1920. Ford's series applied the conspiratorial framework of the Protocols to American industry, finance, media, and entertainment. Ford later retracted the series under legal pressure, but the books remained in circulation worldwide.

The Jews and Their Lies by Martin Luther (1543) is the Protestant reformer's late, vitriolic treatise against the Jews, written two years before his death. It is an essential document in the history of Christian antisemitism and has been cited by scholars as part of the intellectual genealogy that led to modern racial antisemitism in Germany.

You Gentiles by Maurice Samuel (1924) offers the reverse perspective. Samuel, a Romanian-born Jewish writer, argues that Jews and Gentiles are fundamentally different in their values, temperaments, and spiritual orientations, and that genuine assimilation is impossible. The book is remarkable for its candor and is often cited by both philo-Semitic and antisemitic readers.

About This Edition

Authors: Various (Anonymous, Henry Ford, Martin Luther, Maurice Samuel)
Format: Five-volume paperback set