Antisemitism in Europe is often seen as a phenomenon of the past, particularly associated with the time of the Holocaust, even though it has not disappeared in the present day. When the phenomenon is tied solely to history, it becomes easy to overlook how it changes form and continues in everyday life today. What happens if we understand antisemitism only through its history, while the phenomenon itself continues to exist and thrive in the present? UNESCO studied how Judaism

Poster image from Never Alone , a film about Finland’s deportation of Jews. Klaus Härö’s film Never Alone , which tells the story of the deportation of Jews from Finland in 1942, premiered on January 17, 2025. In November 1942, Finland handed over eight Jewish refugees residing in the country to Nazi Germany. They were ultimately sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp. This deportation is often attributed to pressure exerted by Germany on its ally, Finland. The individuals

Photo: Pavel Neznanov , Unsplash After the end of World War II and the defeat of National Socialism, antisemitism did not disappear from all countries. Antisemitic stereotypes remained widespread in Eastern and Western Europe, as well as in the Soviet Union. Following the fall of the Tsarist regime and the Bolshevik coup, antisemitic attitudes among the majority population and violence against Jews did not vanish, even though antisemitism was officially banned under Bolshevik

Antisemitism is not just an individual attitude; it also shapes political ideologies and decisions. It is not confined to a single political orientation but appears across many movements in different forms. Antisemitism is used as a tool to justify discrimination in various contexts, and recognizing it is the first step toward combating it. Antisemitism is not limited to one political direction; it is widespread across different ideologies. Throughout history, antisemitism ha

Antisemitism, or anti-Jewish hatred, refers to a deeply rooted and partly unconscious set of beliefs and attitudes directed toward Jews, Jewish communities, or Jewish collectives. It manifests in attitudes, culture, and political activity—and it is always connected to false narratives, commonly known as conspiracy theories. The many faces of antisemitism Antisemitism can appear in everyday life in many ways, such as through attitudes, stereotypes, hate speech, or cultural ima

The dehumanization of Jewish collectives, the denial of their human qualities as individuals or groups, depicting them as less than human or, at times, attributing them with inhumanly vast power and influence, has been a central component of antisemitism throughout history.