The press, anti-alienism, and the Jewish community in First World War Scotland. Issue 2 (4th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hansen, Kirk
• Is Part Of: Jewish culture and history. Volume 19:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 139
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2018-05-04
• Subjects: Scotland -- Jews -- aliens -- World War One -- antisemitism -- press; Jews -- History -- Periodicals; Jews -- Social life and customs -- Periodicals; Judaism -- Customs and practices -- Periodicals; Jodendom; Jews; Jews -- Social life and customs; Judaism -- Customs and practices; History; Periodicals; 909.04924
• DOI: 10.1080/1462169X.2018.1478198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1462-169X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Strained relations between Scots and Jews during the First World War have largely been forgotten thanks in great part to post-war Jewish displays of patriotism combined with an oversight of wartime tension within the existing historiography. With few sources covering this issue, the Scottish press presents itself as a vital resource because of its heightened wartime readership and since it provided an outlet for both the host and Jewish communities to vent their respective frustrations. This article will survey a number of Scottish papers to show how the widespread anti-alien attitudes during the war affected the Jewish community.