Discusses briefly tsarist anti-Jewish policies and pogroms in Russia, as well as restrictions against the Jews in the Muslim countries. Ch. 6 (pp. 110-135), "Antisemitism and Philosemitism", describes the history of antisemitism in France, Germany, Austria, and English-speaking countries. Ch. 7 (pp. 136-171), "The 'Zone of Antisemitism': Eastern Europe from 1918", presents a brief history of Jews in Poland, the Baltic States, Hungary, Romania, and other Eastern European countries in the interwar period. Ch. 8 (pp. 172-203), "The Soviet Union from 1917", describes post-World War II Soviet anti-Jewish politics. Ch. 9 (204-233), "The Holocaust", discusses the Holocaust, its aftermath, and its uniqueness.

Describes the Jewish community in Victoria, Australia. The stereotype of the Jew as moneylender or old clothes peddler pursued him from Britain to Australia, and to it was added the role of bookmaker as a result of local success in this field. Antisemitic attacks in the local newspaper, the "Melbourne Punch, " were common after 1856. Relates how these attacks multiplied following the pogroms in Russia in the late 19th century, when the press aroused fears of an invasion of bloodsucking Russian Jewish paupers. Gives examples of antisemitic caricatures.