WAS William Sahlespear anti-semitic. Nine girls at the Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School in Stamford Hill, north London, refused to answer questions on Shakespeare because they believe he was anti-Semitic. As a result the school's ranking has fallen from first to 274th in this year's table measuring the progress of pupils between the ages of 11 and 14. Head teacher Rabbi Abraham Pinter says*: "I think this is very positive. I'm really proud that our kids are prepared to take the consequences of their convictions and I think it is something that needs to be encouraged." Says the Telegraph: "The view of Shakespeare as anti-Semitic stems from his portrayal of the money lender Shylock in The Merchant of Venice." Writes Daniel Hannan: It's a delicate question but, on balance, I'm with the pupils at Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School.
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Posted by: Michael Rinear | June 25, 2008 at 08:14 PM
Shakespeare wasn't personally anti Semitic, nor is the play so one sided that Shylock is portrayed as 'O so bad and naughty villain', there are moments where Shylock is used to highlight hypocrisies of anti-semitism itself. In fact personally, I found myself sympathising with Shylock above any other characters and it helped me see how disgusting anti-semitism really is.
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Posted by: Laive | May 04, 2009 at 08:54 AM
Sir, I am 15 Year old Jew, a current sophomore in the Yeshivah of Flatbush. I would like to understand your rationality, or lack thereof as to the concept of generalization. My school openly accepts Shakespeare and other literary geniuses, FOR THEIR LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS EXCLUSIVELY. Now isn't this the proper way to conduct an English education. My school is not Conservative, nor is it Reform; we are adamant Orthodox observers, and simple people. I bestow upon you a blessing to use logic and rationality in your blog posts, seeing as this is clearly missing.
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