Being Jewish in Europe in the 21st Century: Jewish Identity and Contemporary Antisemitism

Abstract

The papaer explores contemporary forms and manifestations of antisemitism in connection with the changing Jewish identity in the 21st century, with a focus on the Czech Republic within the context of the European Union.The paper's introduction briefly presents the planned qualitative study of the phenomenon of antisemitism in the Czech Republic from an emic perspective - i.e., the study attempts to identify the way in which antisemitism is perceived and assessed directly by members of the Jewish community.

Keywords

• contemporary antisemitism
• cultural anthropology
• Jewish identity
• Czech Jewish Community