ABSTRACT

Communal statistics and media reports reflect that there has been a resurgence of antisemitism. This paper explores whether this evidenced rise of antisemitism is effecting the Jewish community, in particular the Orthodox Jewish community. It elucidates the perceptions of Orthodox Jews in North London about the scale and significance of antisemitism. The study, which was informed by sociological framework, employed a qualitative approach using 28 semi-structured interviews and 5 focus groups. This article is important because it explores whether the perceptions of antisemitism were accentuated among this prime target group. This paper will first consider the shift in the manifestation of antisemitism which has been noted by Orthodox Jews. Second, this paper will consider the various contributory factors which influenced the framing of those varied perceptions.

摘要

公共统计数据和媒体报道反映，反犹太主义卷土重来。本文探讨了反犹太主义的这种明显兴起是否正在影响犹太社区，尤其是东正教犹太社区。它阐明了北伦敦东正教犹太人对反犹太主义的规模和重要性的看法。该研究以社会学框架为基础，采用定性方法，使用 28 个半结构化访谈和 5 个焦点小组。本文之所以重要，是因为它探讨了在这一主要目标群体中是否强调了反犹太主义的观念。本文将首先考虑正统犹太人注意到的反犹太主义表现形式的转变。第二，